Water shortage
order effective
in April
The Suwannee River Water
Management District governing board
recently issued the agency's first-
ever Phase II Water Shortage Order
which includes mandatory water-
use restrictions that will become
effective district wide, includiiig in
both Bradford and Union counties,
on April 7.
The order includes restrictions,
and some exemptions, for all water-
use categories including residential,
commercial, industrial_. and
agricultural.
Between now and April 7,
SRWMD staff will meet with city
and county officials to coordinate
implementation and enforcement
guidelines. They also will meet with
commercial and industrial interests
to explain the order and to solicit
input, as they did with agricultural
producers in late December.
The unprecedented action was
taken in response to'extremely low
groundwater levels experienced
throughout the 15-county region
during the current drought, coupled
with predictions that the drought
will intensify over the next several
months.
"Even before the mandatory
restrictions go into effect, we urge
all citizens to continue to voluntarily
conserve water,"-- said David Still,
SRWMD's deputy executive
director.
The district is suffering its eighth-
driest 24-month period since 1932,
with a rainfall deficit of 28.7 inches..
Forty-nine wells set new December
l'ows aid '17 Wells set new 'fiistri'
lows. Twenty-three emergency
permits for dry wells were issued in
December, for a total of 157 issued
between April I and Dec. 31, 2007.
Although recent heavy rains in
Georgia have led to slight increases
in some local river levels, the
Suwannee at Branford is still below
the 10th percentile, and the Santa
Fe River near Fort White is about an
inch below its former historic low.
(The unofficial level on Jan. 8 was
20.93 feet above mean sea level; the
historic low was 21.02 feet, recorded
in November 2002.)
A copy of the Phase II Water
Shortage Order, as well as water
conservation and landscaping tips,
are available at www.mysuwannee
river.com.

J_ VJ v.W

Workshop
on Internet
predators set
at Lawtey
There will be a workshop on
Thursday, Jan. 10, at Lawtey
Community School for parents
interested in learning more about
how to protect their children from
Internet predators.
The Cyber Crime Unit from the
State Attorney's Office will give the
presentation.

Wainwright
Park closed
temporarily
The city of Starke Recreation
Department, will close Wainwright
Park; at 340 N. Church St. in Starke,
for one week beginning Moniday, Jan.
28, through Friday, Feb. 1.
A major renovation will be ongoing
during that week, with work being
done to sidewalks, landscaping, park
furniture and playground equipment.

Lawtey students return

to cold classrooms

BY MARK CRAWFORD
Telegraph Editor

Lawtey students and teachers.
returned from winter break to, cold
clasrooi's 1ast weeke.
Climate control settings on the
heating and cooling units installed in
the school's new classroom buildings
were insufficient to shake the cold
brought by freezing temperatures on
Thursday and Friday morning.
The situation angered a number of
parents, who pulled their children out
of school.
Sonya White was one of those
parents and said three of her four
children (the fourth attends school in
Starke with other Lawtey students
displaced by ongoing school
construction) were in classrooms
ranging in temperature from 60
degrees down to 52 degrees. She said
school should have been canceled.
"A lot of people are just irate,"
White said.
Assistant Superintendent Lisa
Prevatt said there wasn't an
opportunity to cancel school on
Thursday because the problem
wasn't discovered until students were
already arriving, even though
maintenance and the contractor were
checking the operability of the units
the day before. At that time,

everything appeared to be working as
expected.
"Everything was up and running,
so we felt like everything was going
to be fine," Prevatt said.
, saMaintenance Staperviser J.E. Mtt-
,said the units were setI up the'night
before to heat the classrooms up to a
temperature of 70 degrees, but they
never got that warm.
Knowing there was a failure,
maintenance worked with engineers,
from the manufacturer of the heating
units and the project's .mechanical
engineer to pinpoint the problem.
The units were shipped in set to an
efficiency rating that was good for
cooling, but not for heating, Mott
said on Thursday afternoon. The
concrete buildings are more efficient
to cool than to heat because it's more
difficult to warm up that concrete.
"Of course, we- had that- instant
drop in'temperature last night, all the
way down to about 22 degrees, and
when you get that cold, and the
concrete gets cold, it takes a while
for it to heat up and get stabilized,"
Mott said;
He said the heat output increased
when they added freon to the units to
increase the heating efficiency rating
to 100 percent. -.-..

- See LAWTEY page 2A

S.R. 100 to

close at RR

crossing
S.R. 100 will be completely closed to
traffic just east of U.S. 301 in Starke from
Monday, Jan. 14, through Friday, Jan. 25,
while the railroad crossing is replaced,
announced the Florida Department of
Transportation Public Information Office.
Beginning Jan. 14 at 9 a:m., S.R. 100 will
be closed and traffic will be detoured until
the work is completed, which is expected to
be by Jan. 25 at 5 p.m.
All traffic traveling east on S.R. 100 will
be detoured south onto Thompson Street,
east to South Street, north to Cherry Street
and back to S.R. 100. All traffic traveling
west on S.R. 100 will be detoured south
onto Cherry Street, west onto South Street,
north onto Thompson Street and back to
S.R. 100.
Signs and message boards will be located
along the route to assist motorists. The
Starke Police Department will also be at
certain locations to help motorists with the
detour.
In March 2007, the railroad crossing was
closed for one day to make temporary
emergency repairs until the full replacement
could be scheduled.
Approximately 11,500 vehicles a day use
this section of S.R. 100. Motorists should

See CLOSED page 2A

Drive-through Pizza Hut?

The Starke Pizza Hut added a drive-through service the hard
way at about 4 p.m. on Jan. 4, after a van that was pulling into
the parking lot apparently accelerated instead of braking. The
van jumped the curb and crashed into the building. Two female
customers from Pennsylvania received minor injuries. They
were taken to Shands Starke, treated and released. No
estimate of damage or further information was available as of
press time. Shown here, employee Tara Curtis talks to someone
about the accident on a cell phone.

Freeze sees ice on local

strawberry fields

BY MARK CRAWFORD
Telegraph Editor'
A wooly sweater, a thick coat and
maybe even a scarf or a hat-these are
the things you may have turned to bear
below-freezing temperatures late last
week. But at Wainwright farm off of
S.R. 16, the strawberry plants were
holding there own under a layer of ice.
While it may seem counterintuitive

to use ice to fend of' the cold, it's
actually a strategy strawberry growers
use to protect their crops.
David Wainwright, representing the
fourth of five generations of
Wainwrights who've grown berries in
Bradford County, explained they run
the irrigation system in the field when
temperatures are predicted to drop
below freezing, which is 32 degrees.
See FREEZE page 2A

Chamber banquet set

BY MARK CRAWFORD
Telegraph Editor
Tickets are selling quickly for the
social event of the season.
The annual banquet of the North
Florida Regional Chamber of
Commerce will be held Saturday, Jan.
26, at the Gov. Charley E. Johns
Conference Center in Starke.
Tickets are on sale now at the
chamber for $65 per individual, $1,000
per corporate table. There are a limited
number available, so be sure to grab

yours early.
The social hour begins at 5 p.m.
with the Western Steer-catered dinner
slated to be served around 6 p.m.
This is a formal banquet, but black
tie is optional.
Entertainment will be provided by a
live band, and the conference center
has a new dance floor in time for the
occasion. A full bar will be open selling
drinks throughout the evening.
Guests will also be treated to a

See CHAMBER page 2A

Farmer's market opens in Starce...

Haley and Hannah Robbins may have been the smallest shoppers at the Bradford
Farmer s Market on opening day Saturday, but they certainly didn t leave with the
smallest load. Both girls had arms laden with greens purchased from local growers when
they left at noon. The farmer s market will be open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sat the Bradford County Health Department on U.S. 301 north in Starke. For more
information, see your Regional News section.

(The following is an
announcement of intention to
run for public office, which
was submitted by the
candidate.)
My name is David Barnes
and I am writing this to
formally announce my
intention torun for the office
of sheriff in Bradford County.
As most of you will
remember, I ran for this
position in 2004 and I received
more than 42 percent of the
total votes against the
incumbent.
I once again would like to
thank those of you who
supported me last election and
ask for your continued support
in the upcoming election.
For those that were not
living in Bradford County in
2004 or chose to vote for the
incumbent, I humbly ask that
you consider supporting me in
my endeavor to become your
sheriff.
Being sheriff of this county
has been a dream of mine for
many years. I have spent my
adult life acquiring the
experience and qualifications

Old Lawtey

Rd. site

closed
The Bradford County solid
waste collection site at Old
Lawtey Road (173rd Street)
will be closed until further
notice due to renovation.
Closure will begin Monday,
Jan. 14.
This renovation project will
not affect the hours of
operation of other solid waste
collection sites in the county.

Classes

offered at

Votech
The new year brings
registration for community
education classes at the
-Bradford-Union Area Career. -
and Technical Center ont C.R.
229 (West Weldon Street) in
Starke.
Classes being offered
include physical conditioning,
quilting and cake decorating.
For more information, call
(904) 966-6764.

"The surest way-to be late is to .
have plenty of time."
Leo Kennedy

FREEZE
Cont. from P.1A
The water freezes on the
plants at that temperature and
then actually protects them
from the much harsher cold as
the temperature dips even
further.
It's those lower temperatures
that growers really fear.
"Ice gets 32 and freezes, so
therefore whatever',s
underneath that bed of ice does
not get below 32 degrees,"
Wainwright said. "If you ice it
over, then it's like putting a
blanket over it."
The Wainwrights, who have
more than 100 years of
experience in growing
strawberries and other crops in
Bradford County, were
harvesting strawberries at the
end of December.
Wainwright explained his
family, which includes his
sons, Adam and Drew-the
fifth generation of
Wainwrights to continue
farming-raise an earlier
variety of berry than the other
strawberry ,growers in
Bradford County, including the
Norman, Pendarvis, King and
Franklin families.
But the unusually warm
growing season meant even the.
later berries were comiiiing in
earlier this year, so even the
Normans were icing their
plants, Wainwright said.
Typically, however, the

necessary to be the outstanding
sheriff that you deserve.
I honestly believe that I am
by far the most qualified
candidate currently seeking
this position. I have 14 years
of law enforcement
experience. I worked for the-
Bradford County Sheriff's
Office for seven years and
obtained the rank of sergeant
before realizing that if I was
going to gain the necessary
experience and qualifications
to be the sheriff that I would
have to go to a larger agency.
In November of 2000 1 went
to work for the Clay County
Sheriff's Office where I am
currently employed. During
the seven years that I have
been employed with this
agency, I have worked as a
deputy sheriff assigned to
patrol, as a property crimes
detective working thefts and
burglaries, as a persons crimes
. detective working sex crimes,
child abuses, rapes, robberies
and death investigations and as
a patrol sergeant. I currently
hold the rank of lieutenant and

S.R. 26 now

closed In

daytime
The Florida Department of
Transportation reminds
motorists that S.R. 26 between
Melrose and Orange Heights in
eastern Alachua County will
be closed for approximately
two months. Closure began
Jan. 7.
Westbound motorists will
take C.R. 219A south to C.R.
1469v north to S.R. 26.
Eastbound motorists will head
south on C.R. 1469 until
intersecting with C.R. 219A
and then head back north to
S.R. 26. The detour is about
two miles longer than the
normal route. Detour signs will
be posted.
The total road closure will
occur weekdays from 8 a.m.
until 4 p.m. for about two
months. The roadway will be'
reopened at the end of each
work. day with temporary
asphalt covering the holes
drilled by the FDOT to fill the
cavity under the roadway.
For more information,
contact Public Information
Officer Gina Busscher at (800)
749-2967 or via e-mail at
gina.busscher@dot.state. fl.us.

"Pain is inevitable. Suffering is
optional."
Anonymous

Wainwrights are first to
harvest and first to market.
Their berries are mostly sold
and shipped to wholesalers
outside of the immediate area,
while many of the other berries
grown locally are sold within a
150-mile radius.
That means while the season
is trailing off for growers in
places like Plant City and they
are picking smaller berries that
bring in less money per pound,
the later harvest in Bradford
County is still producing
plenty of large succulent
berries, many of which are
consumed right here.
It makes economic sense for
those growers now, but if
competition resulted in many
more acres of berries coming
in during March or April, it
would be much more difficult
-for growers to make their
money back without shipping
the berries elsewhere.
It looks like a promising
year, Wainwright said, as long
as the well holds out. He said
two years in a row on the
coldest mornings in February
when the biggest load of
berries were on the plants, the
pump failed, resulting in a
costly loss for the family.
But an inspection of...
everything before the freeze
'arrived last week will
hopefully ensure there's plenty
of ice to blanket the berries for
the freezing mornings this
winter may yet bring.

am assigned as a watch
commander.
I am responsible for all law
enforcement actions that occur
on my watch. I supervise up to
four sergeants and 25 deputies
and oversee the operations of
the communications center. In
addition to these duties, I am a
tactical operations commander
for the Clay County SWAT
team.
I additionally served as a
member of the sheriff's office
underwater rescue and
recovery team for a number of
years until I resigned from that
position upon being promoted
to lieutenant.
I have received numerous
commendations and awards as
well as two promotions during
my employment at the Clay
County Sheriff's Office.
In addition to my law
enforcement experience, I have
20 years of military
experience. I was on active
duty in the Army for four
years, during which time I
served in Saudi Arabia. Iraq,
and Kuwait during Operation
Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
Upon leaving active duty to
pursue a career in law
enforcement, I joined the
Florida National Guard.
I have served in numerous
leadership positions during my
military service. I have been
promoted eight times and I
currently hold the highest non-
commissioned officer rank in
the military. I am a command
sergeant major of a newly
formed engineer battalion,
which is one of the largest
battalions in the Florida
National Guard.
I am the senior non-
commissioned officer for the
836-member battalion. I am
responsible for the training,
discipline, welfare and
supervision of the 836
members. I serve as the
advisor to the commander on
all enlisted matters.
It is no secret that the United
States military has the finest
leaders of any organization in
the world. I have been blessed
with the honor of attending
five military leadership

LAWTEY
Cont. from P. 1A

Initial tests showed heat
output increased by 20-25.
percent, Mott said, and that
should be enough to increase
classroom temperatures to the
70-degree standard.
"It was better today,"
Principal David Tew said on
Friday thanks to warmer
temperatures, but maintenance
was still working on the units.
Overall, Tew agreed that
teachers and students coped
well in the cold classrooms,
although some parents did pull
their children out of school on
Thursday. Notes sent home,
informed parents that absences
on Friday would be excused if
they decided to keep their kids
home because of the freezing
temperatures.
Even though the technical

David Barnes
academies where I received
recognition for my outstanding
leadership abilities.
In addition to the
aforementioned qualifications,
I have an associate's degree:
and am just a few classes away
from my bachelor's degree in
criminal justice. I have more
than 1,500 classroom hours of
law enforcement education.
I am co-owner of two
businesses in Bradford County,
N o a h's Ark Christian
Childcatfe and Precision
Automotive and Performance.
I am a member of Kiwanis and
the Fraternal Order of Police.
I have been married to my
wife Wendy for 18 years and
we have two children, David
and Taylor. We, as well as
both 6f our families, are
lifelong residents of Bradford
County.
It is an honor to seek the
position of sheriff in this
wonderful county. My motive
for seeking this position is
simple, I want to use the
experience and leadership
abilities that I have to make
Bradford County a better place
to live and raise ojjr families.
But, I need your support and
vote to make this dream come
true.

issues might not be resolved,-`
Tew was told classroom
temperatures would be more
tolerable this week because of
the higher temperatures
expected.-
The project to replace old
classrooms and portables at
Lawtey with new concrete
buildings has been plagued by
delays. Some students had to
be moved to the county's
Family Service Center to
attend classes.
While the project. was
expected to be completed
before students returned from
summer break last year, the
second of three new classroom
buildings was occupied for the
first time last week.
A third bulding with just two
classrooms and a new parking
lot can get under way now that
a portion of the old school has'
been demolished and the
debris removed.

1 ask that you review my
qualifications and make an
informed decision to elect me
as your next sheriff. You will
not be disappointed.

I look forward to meeting
each of you in the upcoming
months. If you have any
questions or would like to
speak with me please call me
at (904) 364-7347.

CHAMBER..
Cont. from P.1A,. -

complimentary 5-by-7-inch
photograph taken by Brenda
Thornton of Thornton
Photography to remember the
evening.
The social hour will provide
an opportunity to bid on a
number of items in the
Bradford County Education
Foundation's silent auction. A
live auction will also be held.
The auction, which raises
thousands of dollars each year,
supports the foundation's
scholarship and grant
programs.
The foundati.on is also
raising money by selling
tickets for the giveaway of a
2008 Chevrolet Silverado on
display at Capital City Bank.
Tickets are on sale for $50
and can be purchased from any
board member or at Capital
City Bank, Community State
Bank, Roberts Insurance, the
Bradford County School Board
office, Santa- Fe Community
College Andrews Center or the
Bradford County Telegraph.
This year, the chamber of
commerce is focusing on
embracing its regional identity.
Incoming Chairman of the
Board Dean Weaver will be
sworn in and new board
members will be inducted. The
chamber will honor several
individuals and businesses,
naming this year's volunteer,
citizen, business person, and
small- and large business of the
year.
For more information on
being a part of this special
event, call the chamber of
commerce at (904) 964-5278
and purchase you tickets
today.

Safety first
Is rule with

outdoor
fires
With the cooler temperatures
a lot of people are heading
outdoors. From burning their
yard trash to staying warm by
.. e camp fire, many are
making use of outdoor fires.
The Florida Division of
Forestry reminds people to
.. eercise caution when
enjoying these activities. Here
are some helpful tips to keep in
mind when burning outdoors.
Before you begin burning
yard debris, check with your
local DOF office to make sure
it is legal to burn in your area.
Position your pile in an area'
that meets the required set-
backs. Be sure to only burn
yard waste, no household
garbage (includes, paper
products and newspapers).
Whether you are burning
yard debris or enjoying a camp
fire, do not .burn on windy
days. Also, keep a water hose
or shovel handy in case the fire
escapes. Be sure the smoke is
not obstructing visibility on
nearby roads. Never leave the
fire unattended and be sure
that it is completely
extinguished before leaving.
Most of the area's vegetation
is really dry, making it very
flammable. By taking some
steps of precaution, the risk of
the fire escaping is
considerably reduced.
For more information on
these tips or to learn more
please contact your local DOF
offices or visit the DOF's Web
site at www.fl-dof.com/.

CLOSED
Cont. from P.1A
try to find an alternate route if
their destination is not in the
immediate vicinity.
For additional information
regarding this project, contact
the Public Information Office
.at (800) 475-0044 or monica.
r'eifeiss@earthtech.com. For
information about FDOT
projects around Northeast
Floyida, visit www.northflorida
fads.com.

THANK YOU8

Griffin Industries

and Harold Bowman

for the

Generous Donation

to the

Bradford County

4-H Foundation

"We Sincerely Appreciate It"

Support The Real Conservative Fred Thompson

on Traditional American Values

Protecting Life
Fred Thompson is pro-life. He believes in the sanctity of human life and that every life is worthy of respect. He had a
100% pro-life voting record in the Senate and believes Roe vs. Wade was a bad decision that ought to be overturned. He
consistently opposed federal funding to promote or pay for abortion and supported the Partial Birth Abortion Act, the
Child Custody Protection Act, and President Reagan's Mexico City policy*. While Fred Thompson supports adult stem
cell research, he opposes embryonic stem cell research. He also opposes human cloning.

Supporting Marriage
Fred Thompson believes marriage is the union of one man and one woman, and that this institution is the foundation of
society. As such, he supported the Defense of Marriage Act when he served in the Senate. He supports a constitution
amendment to prevent activist judges from misreading the Constitution to force same-sex-marriage on any state and on
our society.

Protecting our Kids -"
While censorship is dangerous, obscenity is not legally protected, and laws againisttitliould be vigorously enforced.'
Parents need to be empowered-to protect their children from-idappropriate matter, whether on Ty.-in video games, or on
the computer. And we must do all we can to fight the explosion of child pornography oyer'tlfe Internet.

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For many years, the judiciary has been too eager to engage in social engineering under the guise of interpreting the
Constitution. Fred Thompson is a lawyer who understands the difference between interpreting the law and making it. He
is committed to appointing judges who understand and respect that difference and who will only interpret and apply the
law, not make it. When President Bush rieeded someone to shepherd the nomination of John Roberts to be Chief Justice
of the United States, he turned to Fred Thompson, who steered the Roberts nomination to its successful confirmation.
John Roberts represents the kind of judges Fred Thompson would seek to appoint as President.

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Jan. 10, 2008 TELEGRAPH Page3A

Mud bog appeal fails

Masco!

needs

name
Main Street Starke Inc.
have a contest to name
mascot.
This April at the Strawbt
Festival, the group
welcome its new mascot.
does not have a name, so t
need your help naming h
Take a look at the picture
submit your idea for a name
Friday, Feb. 15, at noon
you could win $50
Downtown Dollars.
You can fax the applica
to (904) 964-2863, mail i
100 E. Call St. Starke,
32091, or drop it off at
Main Street/Chamber Off
on the corner of Call
Walnut streets in Starke.
The winner will be noti
on the afternoon of Feb. 15.

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BY MARK J. CRAWFORD
Telegraph Editor
The county commission
upheld the decision of the
board of adjustment to deny a
special exception for
recreational uses to a mud bog
operation in Theressa.
Shaun Ritch and his partner,
Roy Baker, have invested
thousands of dollars in
establishing the mud bog,
believing they had followed all
of the county's rules to begin
operating.
When they learned of the
special exception requirement
just days before opening, Ritch
applied for the exception, but
the request was denied by the
board of adjustment after
dozens of Theressa residents
turned out to oppose the
application.
Ritch's attorney, Sam
Mutch, who filed for an appeal
before the county commission,

was a no-show. According to
County Attorney Terry Brown,
Mutch had requested a
completely new hearing on the
special exception application
before the county commission.
That led to the question of
whether or not such an appeal
could consist of new testimony
as Mutch had requested or be
based solely on the testimony
presented to the board of
adjustment. The answer is not
found in the county's code.
The answer didn't much
matter for this hearing,
however, as the only
individual to speak on behalf
of the applicant was Norman
Traylor of Lawtey, who
essentially said that not a lot
could, be added to what was
presented to the board of
adjustment and to attempt to
do so would be a waste of
time.
He did say a lot of work had
gone into the mud bog, and

asked the commission to take
that into consideration.
Nothing more was added.
The applicant even failed to
deliver a transcript of the prior
testimony to the board of
adjustment.
The attorney for Ernest
Treist and the Theressa
residents, Jeff Braswell, was
torn between presenting his,
case, which included testimony
from several land planners and
a property appraiser, and
recognizing that nothing new
had been presented that would
cause the county commission
to overturn the ruling of the
board of adjustment.
The county commission took
the matter from there,
choosing to unanimously
uphold the decision of the
board of adjustment.
Should there be any further
appeal of the decision, that
appeal would be made to the
circuit court.

Chili cookoff, pageant set

The holidays are over and
S U U U U U A you may think that nothing is
going on until the Super Bowl,
but Main Street Starke has
some fun planned for you on
Saturday, Feb. 9, from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. on West Call Street
in Starke.
The multifaceted event
includes a chili cook-off. If
you make a great chili, or they
say you do, enter the contest
and see what the judges and
a | the public have to say. You
Numbe ____r can make any kind of chili you

specialize in. White chili,
meatless chili, no bean chili-
any chili is welcome.
Also planned is a pageant
for girls ages 2-12 years old.
There will be musical
entertainment for the event by
Steele Country.
If your neck is not
completely lily white and
you're proud of it, then come
out and compete in the
Redneck Games. Planned are
games like redneck golf, toilet
seat toss and more.

If that is not enough fun,
there will be vendors with art
and crafts. The event will take
place on West Call Street
between Broadway and Bay
streets. For more information,
please call Kim Skidmore at
(904) 964-5278. There will be
a limited number of vendor
slots and chili cookers, so
register now to guarantee a
space.
All proceeds will benefit the
West Call Street beautification
and lighting safety project.

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Carol Keller

Photographs
on display at
library
On display now at the
Bradford County Public
Library is an exhibit of
photography by artist Carol
Keller.
Her passion for photography
began in college, and after 20
years of working with black
and white film, she has also
been exploring digital
photography. She has traveled
to remote areas of the world,
taking her camera with her to
capture images of the planet's
diversity.

BHS
yearbooks on
sale now
Bradford High School
students need to purchase a
yearbook as soon as possible.
The cost is $80 through April.
On Friday, May 1, the price
increases to $90.
There are three ways to
purchase a yearbook. Students
can bring cash, check or
money order to Christie
Torode in the Media Center at
BHS. Books may be purchased
on-line by credit card at
www.yearbookordercenter.
com. The job number is
14547. Or students can call
toll free (866) 750-1367 and
use a credit card. You will
need the job number for that
call too.
If you have questions
contact Torode at (904) 966-
6095.

"Pro football is like nuclear
warfare. There are no winners,
only survivors."
Frank Gifford

MDA seeks
volunteers
for summer

A, u vIuscular- hDyst:rohy
Associaffti is "searchfig 'i'or'
summer camp volunteers who
are looking for a rewarding
and memorable experience.
Volunteer counselors are
needed to assist young people
with neuromuscular diseases
and help them enjoy a fun-
filled MDA summer camp
June 7-12. at Epworth by the
Sea, St. Simon's Island.
Applicants must be at least
16 years old and able to lift
and care for a young person
between the ages of 6 and 21.
Each volunteer counselor
becomes a companion to a
camper with a neuromuscular
disease and helps them with
daily activities such as eating,
bathing and dressing.

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Counselors will also assi
campers with recreation
activities such as arts an
crafts, swimming an
horseback riding.
"MDA summer camp is
special week of the year whe
children with muscul,
dystrophy : can enjc
the selves in a peer group ar
can participate in a full ranh
of outdoor activities adapted'
their abilities," said MD
Chapter President Chris Cogi
"Besides being great fun, can
helps youngsters grow an
develop emotionally an
socially-it's truly tl
highlight of the year, for bo
campers and volunteers."
At no charge to familie
MDA's summer can
program serves some 4,2(
campers nationwide in near
80 locations for weeklor
sessions. Last year, almo
5,000 volunteers helped mal
this possible.
To: obtain a volunte
application or learn about oth

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* ways to support MDA's
summer camp program, call
0 your local MDA office at
(800) 572-1717. More
information about summer
camp volunteers can be found
st at www.mda.org/clinics/camp.
id MDA is a voluntary health
agency working to defeat more
than 40 neuromuscular
a diseases through programs of
ar worldwide research,
a, comprehensive services, and
dY far-reaching professional and
ge public health education. ,,,
to The association's programs
A are funded almost entirely by
e individual private contributors.

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language,
biology In
Costa Rica
The Interamerican
University Studies Institute is
offering a Spanish immersion
summer program in Costa
Rica, for high school students
who are interested in
environmental biology.
The program, called Costa
,Rica !Pura Vida!, combines
intensive language instruction,
individual homestays and field
trips to three areas of the

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country.
Students will experience
unspoiled national parks, a
marine biology sanctuary open
to scientists, a village of 12
families in the midst of the
Cloud Forest, and birds,
animals and tropical flora
beyond compare.
The program is open to
students ages 15-17 with two
years of high school Spanish
and a course in biology (by
June 2008). The priority
application deadline is Feb. 8.
Scholarships available. Session
information and details are
available at www.iusi.org or
(800) 345-4874.

St. John Missionary Baptist pastor, will be having its
Church on f200B in Lawtey Laymen's Revival Sunday, Jan.
will be celebrating Pastor 27, with morning service at 11
James E. Rackley's 3rd a.m. and evening service at 6
- appreciation on Saturday, Jan. p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, through
19, at 5:30 p.m. with a banquet Thursday, Jan. 31, there will
at the Bradford County be a meal served at 6 p.m. and
Fairgrounds on U.S. 301 in service at 7 p.m.
Starke. You may purchase Hope Community Baptist
tickets for. the banquet from Church, at 13719 N.W. 146
any of the church members. Ave. in Alachua, will host The
On Sunday, Jan. 20, the Bluegrass Prophets. for
celebration will be concluded bluegrass gospel music on-
with a service at 11 a.m. and 4 Saturday, Jan 12,-at-T7p.ifirFor
p.m. The public is invited. For stireetion~s call (386) 496-
m.jeinfiormati- .ptlease-arll- 2851.
(904) 783-3943, (904) 782-
1816 or (904) 964-8436. Bethel Free Will Baptist

Issachar International
Ministry Inc. has moved to
22612 N.E. 2"n St. in Lawtey
as of Sunday, Jan. 6. For more
information, call Pastor Joyce
Cohen at (904) 525-2791.
Hope Baptist Church with
the Dr. E.V. "Gene" Coons

Church in Lake City will take
part in a series of rotational
services with New Destiny
Free Will Baptist Church in
DeLand and True Vine Free
Will Baptist Church in
Daytona Beach. Call (904)
769-1262, (904) 782-3182 or
(386) 755-0949 for more
information.

St. Edward Catholic Church
will hold special sessions for
people who are interested in
learning more about the
Catholic religion. Come with
plenty of questions and hear
the 2,000-year-old answers,
which are still true today. The
sessions will be held each
Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the
social center behind St. -
Edward- Catholic Church, at
411 N. Temple Ave. in Starke.
Anglow-Christian Women's
Interdenominational
Organization meets moifnt-ly
on the first Tuesday at 6:30
p.m. at River of Life Church of
God on U.S. 301 across from
the fairgrounds. Call Elaine
Gouin at (904) 964-2937 for
further information.

Verbeelen

named to

Dean's List
Angela R. Francis-
Verbeelen, a graduate of
Keystone Heights High
School, has been named to the
2007 fall Dean's List at
Augusta State University. To
qualify for the Dean's List,
students must earn nine or
more credit hours of
undergraduate coursework and
achieve a grade point average
of 3.66 or higher for the
semester.

"You can discover more about a
person in an hour of play than
in a year of conversation."
Plato

NOTICE OF P
HEARING CONCE
AMENDMENT TO
OF STARKE I
DEVELOPMENT
BY THETPLANNING At
BOARD OF STARKE
SERVING ALSO AS
PLANNING AGENCY D
OF STARKE, FLORID,
HEREBY GIVEN that,
-City of-Starke-l4and-
Code, hereinafter refe
Land Development
Sections 163.3161 throu
Florida Statutes, as
objections, recommer
comments conce
amendment, as describe
be heard by the Plannin

Board of the City of Starke Florida,
serving also as the'Local Planning
Agency of the City of Starke, Florida,
at a public hearing on January 24,
2008 af'6:00 p.m., or as--soon
thereafter as the matter can be heard,
in the County Commission Meeting
Room, County Courthouse, located at
945 North Temple Avenue, Starke,
Florida.
LDC 08-1, an application by the City
Commission, to amend the text of the
Land Development Code by
amending and replacing, in its
entirety, Section 4-106, entitled, PUD,
Planned Unit Development District.
The public hearing may be continued
to one or 'more future dates. Any
interested party shall be advised that
the date, time and place of any
continuation of the public hearing
shall be announced during the public
hearing and that no further notice
concerning the matter will be
published.
At the aforementioned public hearing,
all interested parties may appear to
be heard with respect to the
amendment.
Copies of the amendment are
available for public inspection at the
Bradford County-City of Starke
Zoning, Planning and Building
Department located at 945 North
Temple Avenue, Courthouse North
Wing, Starke, Florida, during regular
business hours.
All persons are advised that if they
decide to appeal any decision made
at the above referenced public
hearing, they will need a record of the
proceedings, and that, for such
purpose, they may need to ensure
that a verbatim record of the
proceedings is made, which record
includes the testimony and evidence
upon which the appeal is to be based.
1. /10 ltchg

NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING CONCERNING A
VARIANCE AS PROVIDED
1/32tchg 1/10 FOR IN THE CITY OF
STARKE FLORIDA LAND
* FOR BIDS DEVELOPMENT CODE
y construction BY THE BOARD OF
E BOATING ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF
S RAMP STARKE, FLORIDA, NOTICE IS
OBER DOCK HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the
adford County City of Starke Land Development
office of the Code, as amended, hereinafter
Courthouse, in referred to as the Land Development
.m. Daylight Regulations, objections,
iry 24, 2008. recommendations and comments
d then publicly concerning a variance, as described
below, will be heard by the Board of
OCUMENTS, Adjustment of the City of Starke,
ment for Bids, Florida, at a public hearing on
ers, Bid, Bieneral January 24, 2008 at 6:00 p.m., or as
mental General soon thereafter as the matter can be
nent Bond, heard, in the County Commission
Drawings, Meeting Room, North Wing, of the
denda may be Bradford County Courthouse located
ig locations: at 945 North Temple Avenue, Starke,
ty Courthouse, Florida.
V-07-7, a petition by Kenneth &
Carolyn Mueller, to request a
Variance be granted as provided for
in Section 3-47 A. 1-13 of the City of
Starke Land Development Code to
)rida, 32608 allow a Variance from Section 4.83 to
CONTRACT allow for 960 square feet accessory
e obtained at building instead of 500 square feet:
eer located at A parcel of land lying within Section
Bet, Suite 8, 27, Township 6 South, Range 22
32608, upon East,. in the City of Starke, Bradford
or each set, County, Florida. Being more
d credit cards particularly described, as follows:
No refund will Parcel Number: 02879-0-00000
GGN TRACT ) Th public hearing may be continued
- to one or more future dates. Any
0-d,. 'BASE interested party shall be advised that
ot limited to the date, time and place of any
boat ramp continuation of the public hearing
ruct new boat shall be announced during the public
earthwork, hearing and that no further notice
and siltation concerning the matter will be
published, unless said continuation
1/3 2tchg 1/10 exceeds six calendar weeks from the
date of the above referenced public
TICE hearing.
irst Wages At the aforementioned public hearing,
forks will hold all interested parties may appear to
, January 17 be heard with respect to.the variance.
the Alachua Copies of the variance application
ration Center, are available for public inspection at
Gainesville, the Office of the Director of Zoning,
)ntact Radha Planning, and Building, County
55-3011 with Courthouse located at 945 North
Temple Avenue, North Wing, Starke,
1/101tchg Florida, during regular business
hours.
UBLIC All persons are advised that if they
RNING AN decide to appeal any decision made
THE CITY at the above referenced public
LAND hearing, they will need a record of the
T-.CODE- proceedings, .and that, for such
,ND ZONING purpose, they may need to ensure
, FLORIDA, that a verbatim record of the
proceedings is made, which record
THE LOCAL includes the testimony and evidence
OF THE CITY upon which the appeal is to be based.
A, NOTICE IS 1/10 ltchg
pursuant the
b-el6pm-eent PUBLIC NOTICE
rred to as the ON DECEMBER 27, 2007, AN
Code, and APPLICATION WAS TENDERED
ugh 163.3215, FOR FILING WITH THE FEDERAL
s amended, COMMUNICATIONS
nations and COMMISSION REQUESTING
erning an CONSENT TO THE ASSIGNMENT
ied below, will OF NONCOMMERCIAL
ig and Zoning EDUCATIONAL STATION WTLG,

STARKE, FLORID-,'. -FROM
STARE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
RADIO & TV (RADIO) TO
AMERICAN FAMILY
ASSOCIATION (ASSOCIATION).
THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
OF RADIO ARE: DR. RODVEY
COE, TERRY BLAKESLEE, JOHN
COOPER, KENT PETELLE, VAN
DUBOLSKY, MATT STUCKY,
STACEY CREIGHTON AND RUTH
RIDDICK.
THE OFFICERS AND
DIRECTORS OF THE
ASSOCIATION ARE: DONALD E.
WILDMON, TIMOTHY B.
WILDMON, FORREST ANN
DANIELS, BOBBY HANKINS,
FORREST SHEFFIELD, JACK
WILLIAMS, BERT HARPER,
GAYLE ALEXANDER, CURTIS
PETREY AND MICHAEL
MURPHREE.
A COPY OF THE APPLICATION
AND RELATED MATERIAL ARE
ON FILE FOR PUBLIC
INSPECTION AT: 163 W
JEFFERSON AT CLARK ST,
STARKE, FL 32091.
1/10 3TCHG 1/24
THE CITY OF STARKE,
FLORIDA REQUESTS FOR
BIDS: SKATEBOARD PARK
SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED
AT STARKE CITY HALL, 209 N.
THOMPSON ST., STARKE,
FLORIDA 32091 UNTIL JANUARY
25, 2008 AT WHICH THAT TIME
ALL BIDS SUBMITTED WILL BE
OPENED AND CONSIDERED.
ALL BIDS MUST BE IN A SEALED
PACKAGE MARKED
"SKATEBOARD PARK BID." .
NO BID MAY BE WITHDRAWN
FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY (30)
DAYS AFTER THE BID CLOSING
DATE.
BID PACKAGES CAN BE PICKED.
UP AT STARKE CITY HALL,. 209 N.
THOMPSON ST., STARKE, FL OR
CONTACT OPERATION
MANAGER OFFICE AT 904-964-
5027.
1/10 2TCHG 1/17
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
FLORIDA, EIGHTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
BRADFORD COUNTY
PROBATE AND GUARDIANSHIP
DIVISION
CASE NO.; 04-2007-.CP-139
IN RE: ESTATE OF
WILLIE NOVIS SAPP WARD,
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of
Willie Novis Sapp Ward, deceased,
whose date of death was November
1, 2007; is pending in the Circuit
Court for Bradford County, Florida,
Probate Division; File Number 04-
2007-CP-0139; the address of which
is Bradford County Courthouse,
Post Office Drawer B, Starke,
Florida 32091. The names and
addresses of the personal
representative and the personal
representative's attorney are set
forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and
other persons, who have Claims or
demands against decedents estate,
including unmatured, contingent or
unliquidated claims, and who have
been served; a copy of this notice,
must file their claims with this Court
V-WITHIN THE LATER-AOF,-rTHR.EE
(3) MONTHS AFTER,.I,,JDE
'OF THE' FIRSft 'L ro F
THIS NOTICEB'O &'YFI 721 10)
DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF
SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS
NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent
and other persons who have claims
or demands against decedent's
estate, including unmatured,
contingent or unliquidated claims,
must file their Claims with this court
WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS
AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST
PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN
THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH
IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE
FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL
BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME
PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE,
ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2)
YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE
DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS
BARRED.
THE DATE OF FIRST
PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE IS
January 10, 2008.
Personal Representative;
NAME: WILLIAM ROBERT WARD,
ADDRESS: 918 Woodlawn Street
Starke, FL 32091
Attomey for Personal
Representative:
LARRY E. CIESLA
Post Office Box 1161
Gainesvilie, Florida 32602
(352) 378-5603 (voice)
(352) 375-6249 (fax)
LCiesla@aol.com (E-mail)
Florida Bar #283533
1/10 2TCHG 1/17

F ast p tch use caution with any type of
fire until the state receives
team holds enough rainfall to relieve
tryouts drought conditions.
tryouts
The Gainesville Gold girls AARP driver
fastpitch softball association
will be hosting tryouts for the safety
10-and-under, 12-and-under,
and 14-and-under teams on Schedules
Sunday, Jan. 13, at 2 p.m.
Sign-in begins at li-30pm. class ca vs
All tryouts will be held at The AARP Driver Satetw
Northeast Park in Gainesville. Program class addresses the
The 16-and-under and 18- needs and physical changes of
and-under tryouts will be held the mature driver, 50 and older.
in April. For more The eight hours of classroom
information, please call instruction, given over two half-
Marilyn Douglass at (386) says, help refine existing skills
752-1097 or email and develop safe defensive
taybend@aol com. You may driving techniques. The fee is
visit the team's Web site at $10 to cover the -cost of
eteamz.com/gainesvillegold. materials. There are no tests.
'The certificate of completion.
W ildfire "renewable every three years,
qualifies graduates for an auto
danger insurance discount.
d .... ontn-,- -. .. The class in Keystone
C iontinueS Heights will be held Tuesday
c and Wednesday, Feb. 12 and 13,
Florida Agriculture and from 8:45 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Consumer Services Several Gainesville classes are
Commissioner Charles H. also scheduled.
Bronson is urging residents to Phone (352) 333-3036

DENMARK
FURNITURE
It's a fact, you can do better at
DENMARKIS.
434 W. Call St.
1 964-5827 1

Nursing,
cosmetology
registration
under way
Registration is ongoing for
classes at the Bradford-Union
Area Career and Technical
Center for classes for the
licensed practical nurse (LPN)
program and the cosmetology
program.
LPN applications for the
2008-2009 school year are
now available at the Votech.
Applications may be picked up
at the student services office
between the house of 8 a.m.
and 3 p.m.
Cosmetology registration is
now open for anyone
interested in the cosmetology
program. The next class beings
Tuesday, Jan. 22.
For more information, or to
schedule a Test of Adult Basic
Education (TABE), call (904)
966-6769. If you are interested
--,in financialaid -for either.class,
call (904) 966-6765. ': -

"Football is, after-all, a
wonderful way to get rid of your
aggressions without going to jail
for it."
Heywood Hale Brown

Sign up for

Hampton

baseball
It's time to sign your
children up to play baseball
with the Hampton Parent
Athletic Association. HPAA
will hold sign-ups for baseball
on Saturday, Jan. 12, from 11
a.m. to noon at the ball field at
Hampton Elementary School.
Fee for participation is $60
per student. Payment options
are available. You must
present a copy of your child's
birth certificate in order to
join..
Teams are available for tee
ball (ages 4 to 6), rookies (ages
7 to 8), and minors (ages 9 to
10). Advanced six-year-olds
can sign up to play with a
rookie team.
Sign up now, as space on
each team is limited. HPAA is
also in need of a
.groundskeeper to help prepare
'the bll field for .garneg ;,,
For more information, call
Christy at (352) 745-6548 or
Robbie at (352) 745-8035.

science fair
Bradford and Union County
students will participate in the
Suwannee Valley Regional
Science and Engineering Fair,
which will be held on the Lake
City Community College
campus Wednesday and
Thursday, Feb. 20-21.
The region is composed of
10 counties, including
Bradford .and Union. Other
members of the region are'
Columbia, Suwannee,
Hamilton, Lafayette, Baker,
Gilchrist, Dixie and Madison
counties.
Judging of the projects will
take place on Wednesday, Feb.
20, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Open
house for the community will
be on Feb. 20 from 3-6 p.m.
The awards ceremony will be
held on Thursday, Feb. 21, at
10 a.m. in the Levy
Performing Arts Center.
The winners will be able to
participate in the State Science
and Engineering Fair in
Lakeland, April 16-18. The
2008 Intel International
Science and Engineering Fair
will be held in Atlanta, May
11-17.
Renae Allen of Union
County High School is one of
the coordinators of the regional
fair.

For more information,
contact Charleen Kelley at
Columbia High School (386)
755-8080, Allen at UCHS
(386) 496-4811, or Cheryl
Boice at LCCC (386) 754-
4251.

Volunteers

needed to

advocate
for elderly
Florida's Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Program needs
volunteers to join its corps of
dedicated advocates who
.protect the rights of elders
residing in nursing homes,
assisted living facilities and
adult family care homes.
The program is composed of
17 local councils throughout
the state, and each council is
seeking additional volunteers
to identify, investigate and
resolve residents' concerns.
All interested individuals who
care about protecting the
health, safety, welfare and
rights of long-term care facility
residents who often have no
one else to advocate for them
are encouraged to call toll-free
(888) 831-0404 or visit the
program's web site at
http://ombudsman.myflorida.c
om.

Ombudsman
Council to
meet
The North Central Florida
Long-Term Care Ombud'sman
Council will hold its January
2008 monthly meeting on
Thursday, Jan. 17 at Haven
Hospice of North Central
Florida, 4200 N.W. 90'" Blvd.
The meeting will commence
with an open session at 12:30
p.m. All interested parties are
encouraged to attend.

The Florida Department of
Elder Affairs is seeking
volunteers for its SHINE
program. The program
provides free Medicare and
health insurance information
and counseling programs. Free
training is provided. Call (800)
262-2243 for information.

Florida's Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Program is
seeking additional volunteers
to identify, investigate and
resolve the concerns of elderly
residents .living in nursing
homes, assisted living facilities
and adult family care homes.
All interested individuals are
encouraged to call (888) 831-
0404 or visit i.dtcop.
myflorida.com.

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PUBLIC SERVICE GARBAGE INFORMATION:
DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE GARBAGE COLLECTION THE
FOLLOWING IS PRINTED FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
Boone Waste has been the Solid Waste Collector for Starkc since 1992.
However, from time to time the business and residents experience problems in
having garbage, yard trash or household items picked up. In an effort to reduce
problems we are providing the following information:
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
GARBAGE PICK UP DAYS
*WEST OF RAILROAD TRACKS: MONDAY & THURSDAY
EAST OF RAILROAD TRACKS:. TUESDAY & FRIDAY
REQUIREMENTS: GARBAGE MUST BE IN CONTAINERS
YARD TRASH PICK UP ALL OVER TOWN: WEDNESDAY
REQUIREMENTS FOR YARD TRASH
Leaves, grass, pine needles, twigs and small branches need to be contained in
garbage cans, boxes or bags, Containers will be emptied and left at site. Trash
must be placed in front of your residence. Trash placed in front of vacant lots
will not be picked up. Limbs and branches should not exceed four (4 feet) in
length (4" diameter) nor weigh more than 40 pounds per limb. TOTAL FOR
ONE PICKUP SHOULD NOT EXCEED 50 POUNDS FOR ONE ITEM
OR TWO CUBIC YARDS. ALL YARD TRASH MUST BE FREE OF
PAPER. METAL. GLASS AND OTHER NON-VEGETATION ITEMS
TO BE PICKED UP AS YARD TRASH.
Boone Waste cannot pick up contaminated garbage, but will flag it and tell you
what needs to be done to make it acceptable for pickup.
HOUSEHOLD ITEM PICK UP DAY-LARGE ITEMS
LAST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
WHILE IT IS NOT REQUIRED, PLEASE CALL BOONE 964-4184 WHEN'
YOU HAVE LARGE FURNISHINGS, APPLIANCES OR OTHER LARGE
BULKY ITEMS SO YOU CAN BE PUT ON A SCHEDULED PICK UP.
This will ensure that your bulky items will be picked up on a timely basis and
allows Boone Waste to determine how many trucks to schedule for the day.
DISABLED CITIZENS
If you have a disability which makes it impossible for you to put your garbage
or trash at the curb, please call 964-5027 and let customer service know so we
may assist you with this. Medical verification will be neccesary.
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
All businesses are required to have garbage service with city. Cans or dumpster
service is available. Upon starting service please speak with the customer
service department regarding fees.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CALL 904-964-5027

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SRWMD

land open

to hog

hunting
Wild-hog hunting will be
allowed during the 2008 small-
game hunt season at the
following three. wildlife
management areas (WMAs)
located on Suwannee River
Water Management District
lands:
Mallory Swamp WMA: Jan.
7 through Feb. 3. Dogs may be
used for hog hunting in the dog
hunting area, but not in the still
hunt area.
Steinhatchee Springs WMA:
Jan. 19 through Feb. 17. No
hog dogs allowed.
Middle Aucilla WMA: Jan.
7 through March 3. No hog
dogs allowed.
Rifles are prohibited. Other
WMAs are also open for hog
hunting during the small-game
season. Proper licenses,-
permits and stamps are
required, -and hunters are
encouraged to review and
become familiar with the
regulations for each WMA
before hunting.
Due to drought conditions,
please use extreme caution in
all outdoor activities. Sparks
from vehicles, equipment and
cigarettes can start a wildfire.
For more information,
contact the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation
Commission at (386) 758-0525
or view the Web site at
www.myfwc.com. Or contact
SRWMD at (386) 362-1001 or
(800) 226-1066, or via e-mail
recreation@mysuwanneeriver.
org or www.mysuwanneeriver.
com.

Prepay for

college
The Florida Prepaid College
Board sold its first prepaid
plan in 1988. Since then, about
184,000 students have used
Florida Prepaid College Plan
benefits at universities and
colleges, and one out of 10
young Floridians, from babies
to high school students,
currently are enrolled in the
Florida Prepaid College Plan.
The Florida Prepaid College
Board is opening its 20th
annual^i'roHlment. The new
2007,-8`' Florid
College Plan prices, posted at
www.florida529plans.com, are'
available until the sign-up
deadline, Jan. 31, 2008. The
price of a four-year university
tuition plan starts at about $3 a
day for a newborn. The two-
year community college tuition
plan begins at about $1 a day.
Having a Florida Prepaid
College Plan helps students
avoid debt at a time when two-
thirds of college graduates are
burdened with loan debts
averaging $19,202, according
to the U.S. Department of
Education's latest data.
The Florida Prepaid College.

Plan allows families to prepay
for tuition, local fees, a. new
tuition differential fee and
dormitory housing at today's
plan prices. The new tuition
differential fee plan covers the
cost of this fee that eventually
may add up to as much as 30
to 40 percent of regular tuition
at research-level state
universities.
The Florida Prepaid College
Plan is financially guaranteed
by the state of Florida, so it is
a safe way to save. Families
don't have to worry about the
stock market or remembering
to put money aside for college.
Once a child is enrolled in the
Florida Prepaid College Plan,
payments do not increase.
When a child is ready for
college, the Florida Prepaid
College Plan covers the actual
cost at any Florida public
university or community
college. If the student decides
to attend a private college, an
out-of-state college or a
vocational/technical school,
the. value: of the plan may be
transferred to any eligible
institution.
To qualify for a plan, the
child or the child's
parent/guardian must be a
Florida resident. Parents,
grandparents, friends and even
businesses can purchase a
plan.
Families can sign up online or
call (800) 552-4723 to request
an enrollment kit and paper
application in English or
Spanish and to speak with a
customer representative.

SHINE

volunteers

needed in BC
Do you like to help others
resolve problems? Are you
looking for a flexible volunteer
opportunity that enables you to
make a real difference in the
lives of seniors in your
community? Do you have
basic computer skills? If you
answered yes to theses
questions, then the Florida
Department of Elder Affairs
may have the perfect volunteer
position for you.
Volunteers are needed in
Bradford County for thd
award-winning SHINE
(Serving Health Insurance
Needs of Elders) Program.
SHINE is free, unbiased
Medicare and health insurance
information and counseling
program that helps seniors:
Select a Medicare
prescription drug plan that is
best for them.
Apply for free or reduced
cost drugs through
pharmaceutical company
Patient Assistance Programs.
Learn about Medicare
eligibility and coverage issues,
supplemental policies, and
long-term care options.
Free comprehensive training is
provided, mileage is
reimbursed and lunch is
included. Please contact the
Elder Help Line and tell them

you'd like to find out more
about becoming a SHINE
volunteer. Call (8W()) 262-2243
today.

Support

education and

drive away a

winner
How would you like drive a
new truck in the new year?
The Bradford County
Education Foundation could
help make that possible.
The foundation is once again
selling tickets to raise funds
for education-this time for a
chance to win the 2008
Chevrolet Silverado on display
at Capital City Bank.
Tickets are on sale for $50
and can be purchased from any
board member or at Capital
City Bank, Community State
Bank, Roberts Insurance, the
Bradford County School Board
office, Santa Fe Community
College Andrew Center or the
Bradford County Telegraph.
The truck drawing will take
place Saturday, Jan. 26, at the
North Florida Regional
Chamber of Commerce's
annual banquet, which also
hosts the foundation's silent'
auction, but you do not have to
be present to win.
Tickets for the banquet are
also on sale at the chamber for
$65 each or $1,000 for a
corporate table. The social
hour and silent auction will
begin at 5 p.m.
Call the chamber at (904)
964-5278 for more
information.

Pleasant

Grove meets.

Jan. 28
The next meeting date of
the Pleasant Grove Action
Group has been changed from
Jan. 21 to Monday, Jan. 28, at
7 p.m. due to the Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. holiday.
Area residents are invited to
each meeting. Meetings are
typically held on the third
Monday of each month in the
Pleasant Grove United
Methodist Church annex.
For more information,
contact Linda Hampton at
(94) 964-8156. .

Rogers

returning to

Starke
James Rogers is returning to
Starke for a concert benefiting
Bradford Ecumenical
Ministries Food Pantry on
Saturday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. at
the Bradford High School
auditorium.
Composer of the song "Fly
Eagle Fly" and "I Guard
America," Rogers performs a
*mixture of country, gospel,
oldies and modern pop while

offering stories filled with his
down-home humor.
Tickets are available for
donations of $10 for adults, $5
for students, and benefit the
Food Pantry. The can be
purchased at the Bradford
County Telegraph, local
churches or at the door. on the
night of the event.

A writers group meets at
Bellamy Road Art Gallery,
5910 Hampton St. in Melrose,
on Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m.
All welcome. Contact Doc at
(352) 475-5306 or e-mail
doctordot4art@ hotmail.com.

Free trees at

farmers

market

Jan. 26
Pick up free trees from the
Bradford County forester at the
Bradford Farmers Market on
Saturday, Jan. 26, from 8 a.m.
until noon.
Florida celebrates Arbor
Day in January because it's the
best time of year to plant trees
here. Meet Bradford Forester
Nicole Howard under the big

yellow umbrella and get free
trees (while they last) and free
information on how to plant
and care for your new tree.
The market is on the
grounds of the Bradford Health
Department on U.S. 301, next
to Bill Adams Chevrolet. Visit
www.bradfordfarmersmairket.c
om or call Howard at (904)
964-2461 for more
information.

"The aim of the wise is not to
secure pleasure, but to avoid
pain.
Aristotle

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the newspaper. A $3.00 service charge will be added to all billing to cover postage and handling.
All ads placed by phone are trad back to the advertiser at the time of placement. However, the
classified staff cannot be held responsible for mistakes ip classified advertising taken by phone.
The newspaper reserves the right to correctly classify arid edit all copy or to reject or cancel any
advertisements at any time. Only standard abbrevations will be accepted.

40
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PORTUNITY. All real es-
tate advertising in this
newspaper is subject to
theoFederal Fair Housing
Act of. 1968'which makes
it illegal to advertise "any
preference, limitation or
discrimination based on
face, color, religion, sex
or national origin, or an
intention to make arty

such preference, limita-
tion or discrimination."
Familial status includes
children under the age of
18 living with parents or
legal custodians, preg-
nant women and people
securing custody of chil-
dren under 18. This
newspaper will not know-
ingly accept any advertis-
ing for real estate which
is in violation of the law.
Our readers are hereby
informed that all dwellings
advertised in this news-

paper are available on an
equal opportunity basis.
To complain of discrimi-
nation, call HUD toll-free
at 1-800-669-9777, the
toll-free telephone num-
ber for the hearing im-
paired is 1-800-927-9275.
For further information
call Florida Commission
on Human Relations, Lisa
Sutherland 850-488-7082
ext #1005.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTIS-
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to the Starke office in writ-
ing & paid in advance un-

less credit has already
been established with this
office. A $3.00 SERVICE
CHARGE will be added to
all billings to cover post-
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CLASSIFIED STAFF
CANNOT BE HELD RE-
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OVER THE PHONE.
Deadline is Tuesday at 12
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20 cents per word there-
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42
Motor Vehicles
1992 LEXUS LS400, HIGH
MILES, RUNS GREAT,
reduced to $3995. Newer
battery and tires. Call
904.964.4111.
43
RVs and
Campers
1996 COACHMAN
CATALINA LITE, 25'
TRAVEL TRAILER. Front
queen bed, rear full bath,
bunks, roof air, $4,500.
Call 904-535-6079.
44
Boats & ATVs
17' SEA NYMPH GREAT
LAKE SPECIAL V-HALL
BOAT with trailer,. 70hp
Mercury motor and elec-
tric motor, fish finder. live
Well. Excellent condition.
Great for all water activi-
ties. Call 352-473-9517.
45
Land for Sale
MIDDLEBURG/KEY-
STONE/PUTNAM. Lots
for sale, 1/3 acre and up,
low down. Owner financ-
ing available. Call 1-800-
616-8373.
5170 HERRON ROAD,
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS...
ready for your dream
home. Singlewide on site
that you could live in while
building your home. Land
zoned one house per 10

acres. There is an above.
ground septic system and
well in place. A hunters
paradise... deer tracks,
hog tracks, birds galore.,
Quiet country living, just
1.5, miles off SR21 on
315C. Asking $140K.
Call 904-891-1396 or
904-384-4677 for specific
directions and questions.
ONE ACRE, 6860 NW
204TH TERRACE,
STARKE, FL. Call 802-
897-8624 or 904-782-
3626.
47
Commercial
Property (Rent,
Lease, Sale)
FOR LEASE OR sale. Ideal
location 2 parcels! 2800
SOFT building with office,
barn, mini storage, 5
acres, off of South 301.
Also 8 acres, partially
cleared. Both lots 3/10th
of a mile from new
Walmart. Call 904-964-
3827 for more informa-
tion.
DOWNTOWN STARKE
professional offices for

Mobile Home Lots:
1 acre just one block 1 errys il Ct.). Partially cleared.
Well/septic-'and power in p ry private and close to town.
$30,000 or owr0newil-filance with $3,000 under $200 per month.
Silver Sands Lakefront mobile home lots. Only 2 left. Already cleared 2/3 acre. Paved road.
Private setting with great lakefront for boating, swimming and fishing. One for $45,000 or owner
will finance with $4,000 down and $300 per m6oth. One with 12x20 shed for $50,000 or owner
will finance with $4,000 down and $337 per month. Great investment.,.

Executive Pool Home on Canal to Lake Geneva. 4BR/2 1/2BA, oversized 2-car garage with
half bath. This exquisite home features an extra lot next door that combined equals 1.6 acres on
the best street in the area. With almost 2700 total sq. ft. of well designed living space and over
3500 total sq. ft. under roof it makes for a comfortable/private/spacious home. The amenities are
to vast to list, but this home does come with a dock on the canal and a new 23x30 heated in-
ground pool with waterfall that is perfect for entertaining. $400,000.
For more information call: 904-669-9783 or 352-475-3975

2 brick home, 2 1/2 ga-
rage, many extras, great
view. $850/mth, call.678-
640-1524.
HOME FOR RENT. Very
nice 3/2 house close to
KHES/KHHS with many
amenities. $1,075/mth.
640 SW Cardinal Dr. For
more details, contact Tia
at 904-887-1231. Shown
by appointment only.
OWN YOUR OWN HOME,
USE YOUR TAX RE-
FUND CHECK to own
your own home. We can
make it happen. Call for
more details, 386-496-
8111.
FRESHLY PAINTED 2BR
unfurnished apartments
for rent. Located near
shopping and drug
stores. $500/mth with se-
curity deposit. Call 904-
964-6302 ask for Melisa.
2/1 APARTMENT IN
STARKE, close to

ALMOST FINISHED with
a total renovation on this
2-story 3,500+SF located
on historic Walnut St.
Granite kitchen counter-
tops, upgraded lighting,
hardwood floors, you just
have to see this one.
$450,000

RENTAL 2/1 Home in Raiford $650
per month.
COMMER IAL SITES available.
Vacant or with buildings.

WALK TO SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL
from this 3BR/1.5BA, completely
remodeled home. Tile floors in
kitchen and baths, new carpet, all
new kitchen cabinets and lots of
them! New appliances, garage.
Priced for quick sale. $139,9P10

LARGE AND SMALL
PARCELS located in Bradford
County,.for-mobile .hmes.or
h6rrfes. OWnet*ffta'hintJ
available. Call for prices and
locations.

If C IMMUNITY CUtLltE
SENIOR STAFF
ASSISTANT
#160942
This is a secretarial
position located in the
Office of the President.
Duties include answering
phones, opening mail,
typing, filing, taking
minutes at meetings,
scheduling
appointments, and
assisting an
administrator with
various clerical
functions. High school
diploma or equivalent
with 4 years secretarial
or clerical experience.
Proficient in Word,
Excel and Outlook.
Application Deadline:
01/21/08.
Salary: $23,827
annually, plus benefits.
College application
required. Special
consideration for
Associate's degree or
certificate in a related
area.
Position details and
application available on
the web. at:
www.lakecitycc.edu
Inquiries: Human
Resources
Lake City Community
College
149 SE College Place
Lake City, FL 32025
Phone: (386) 754-4314
Fax: (386J 754-4594
E-mail:
boettcherg@lakecitycc.
edu
LCCC is accredited by
the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools
VP/ADA/EA/EO
College in
Education &
Employment

CAREGIVERS NEEDED
IN UNION AND ALACHUA
COUNTIES
We need dependable caring people to
assist the elderly with non-medical.
companionship and home care. Must be
flexible, and have reliable transportation.
866-276-5398
Reg. #227408

The 4-H/Army Youth Development
Project, a US Army CYS and USDA
National 4-H partnership, seeks
applicants with a bachelor's degree in
youth development, human
development, family studies or
related fields to serve as a Youth
Program Specialist. Will work with
the Joint Family Support Assistance
Program initiative located in Starke,
Florida. Will assist with connecting
military children and youth to
program options where they live;
identify service gaps; work with
Operation: Military Kids State Team
and other military partners to develop
program options for military youth in
the state. Extensive travel is required.
Positions are contracted through
Kansas State University. Contact
glass(a).ksu.edu for application
instructions.

We are seeking motivated individuals to work with
our customers, in sales, providing them with a
dealership experience that is second to none. You
will be provided an opportunity to learn while you
earn, in a small team environment. Medical and
vacation available.

If you are looking for a challenge

and opportunity...Apply in person!

See Rick Rielli

CHEVRIOLET (904) 964-7500

SOF 1901 N. Temple Ave.
ASW TARKE Starke, Florida

Correctional Officers

Are you RETIRED or DROPPED?

The Bradford County Sheriffs Office is now accepting
applications for full time, certified Correctional Officers.
Starting salary is $28,000 with full benefit package
available to include state retirement, health and life
insurance, investment options, ample leave policy and
more. Twelve hour shifts with. every other three day
weekend off. Positions will be posted until filled.
Applications may be obtained at FloridaWorks, 819 S.
Walnut St., Starke, FL, (in the Bradford Square Shopping
Center) or the Bradford County Sheriff s Office at 945-B
N. Temple Ave., Starke, FL. Or on-line at
www.bradfordsheriff.orq.

dependable transporta-
tion, cash bond. Please
call 904-964-5165 or 888-
810-4524.
DELIVERY/WAREHOUSE
career opportunity: We
are looking for depend-
able, self motivated
people who enjoy working
in a retail delivery/ware-
house position. If you
have a valid drivers li-
cense, can meet the DOT
driving requirements for
vehicles with GVWR
greater than 10,000 lbs
but less than 26,000 lbs,
are able to push, pull, lift
and/or carry material up
to 100 lbs, please con-
sider joining our team.
The position offers com-
petitive compensation
and benefits package.
Apply in person at Farm-
ers Furniture, 835 W Wal-
nut St. Starke. Only can-
didates selected for an
interview will be con-

*HELP WANTED*

MEDICAL ASSISTANT or LPN

Experienced and certified for a
local Family Practice Office.
Skills required:
Able to take vitals, do EKG,
PFT, Phlebotomy and familiar
with general health problems.

MUST BE A TEAM PLAYER

& RESPONSIBLE!

PAY IS NEGOTIABLE

FAX RESUME TO

904-964-1884

Due'etorapid growt 7..: .

Qpportunity...
...is all around YOU.

Onmi offers an excellent salary, profit
sharing and benefits package and is
now offering these outstanding career
opportunities:

Coordinator, Industrial
Technology
Grant Funded Position
This is a professional
classification responsible
for assessing and
determining business and
industry needs and
providing training
programs to meet those
needs. BS degree in
Industrial/Vocational
Education; master's
degree preferred.
Knowledge of Microsoft
Office Suite desired.
Teaching experience in a
vocational/occupational
setting in a high school
or post secondary setting
desired.
Salary: $37,500
annually, plus benefits.
Application Deadline:
2/01/08
College application and
copies of transcripts
required. All foreign
transcripts must be
submitted with a
translation and
evaluation. Position
details and application
available on the web at:
www.lakecitycc.edu
Inquiries: Human
Resources
Lake City Community
College
149 SE College Place
Lake City, FL 32025
Phone: (386) 754-4314
Fax: (386) 754-4594
E-mail:
boettcherg@lakecitycc.
edu
LCCC is accredited by
the Sout! :rn A ciatioi
of Colleges anu .chools
L VP/ADA/EA/EO
College in Ulucation &
Employs, ent

GET COVERED....Run
your ad STATEWIDE!
You can run your
classified ad in over
100 Florida
newspapers for $475.
Call this newspaper or
(866)742-1373 for
more details or visit:
www flori d a -
classifieds.com.

922 East Call St., Starke,
FL 32091, 904-368-
2300. EOE/M/F/D/V.
DRIVER: PEMBERTON
TRUCK LINES, INC.
Dedicated Southeast,
new pay package-with..
-- great benefits. Home
weekends, 6 mos OTR.
888-PEMBERTON, (888-
736-2378).
THE CITY OF STARKE
PURCHASING DEPART-
MENT has a Job Position
open for Delivery/Ware-
houseman. Duties to in-
clude but are not limited
to deliveries and pick-ups
from vendors, safely load
and unload supplies from
delivery trucks by hand or
forklift, pull stock trom
shelves for all depart-
ments and advise Direc-
tor of Purchasing when
stock items are low, keep-
ing stock waiehouse
clean and safe, respon-
sible for fuel facility read-
ings and log, open all

gates daily in the mainte-
nance yard and perform
other duties as directed.
Employee works under
direct supervision of the
Director of Purchasing.
.... Musthave a High School..
Diploma or GED, must
have a current Florida
Drivers License. Must
pass pre employment
drug screen and back-
ground check. Applica-
tions may be picked up
and returned to the
Florida Works located at
819 South Walnut Street,
Starke, Florida. Applica-
tions will be accepted
through the close of busi-
ness on Friday, January
25, 2008. The City of
Starke is an EOE.
SOUTHERN PINE & FOR-
EST, INC. TAKING AP-
PLICATIONS for utility
workersat sawmill in Gra-
ham. You can call Phillip
at 352-745-0556 or Josh
at 352-745-1465.

free (888)393-0335
code 24.
www.GulfCoastSupolv
,.corn.
Business
Opportunities
ALL CASH CAN Y
ROUTE Have Fun and
Get Paid! 30
Machines, Free Candy
All for $9,995.
(88 8)6.9-9968
B02000033. CALL
US: We will not be
undersold!

Drivers:
TEAM RUNS WITH
DEDICATED CUSTOMER
WE-HAVE THE FREIGHT
TO KEEP YOU BUSY!
Great Benefits & Equipment
Class A CDL Req.

Transportation Services

Call 800-362-0159

For more info

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FP odaWor ks
AliciuaiRratdfr*d A Commumity Pprtinesilp
Are you between the ages of 16-21?
and need help with obtaining GED,
Completing High School Diploma, Resumes,
Work Skills, or Finding Employment. Or
would like to participate in: Work Readiness
Workshops, or Summer Employment?
Contact Marcia Culverson at the
FloridaWorks office to see if you qualify.
904-964-8092 ext. 111.
www.floridaworksonline.com U

Santa Fe Community
College and the Starke
Woman's Club have teamed
up again with the Florida
Academy of Etiquette and
Protocol to provide a class for
teens 13 to 18 years of age.
There are only 50 spaces
available for the three-day
class, which will take place
Feb. 15-17.
Everyone likes to be treated
with courtesy and respect.
Good manners and good fun
go hand-in-hand. Allow the
program presenters the
opportunity to teach your
young ladies and gentlemen
how to conduct themselves
properly in any social setting.
They will teach teens social
graces, dining etiquette and
business protocol. They will
help them enhance their
confidence in any situation,
giving them an edge both
socially and professionally.
Teens who acquire the skills
of etiquette early in life have
greater potential to step
forward to meet their lifelong
goals. Those with proper
etiquette training are more
likely to carry themselves in
social and dining situations
with confidence. This class can
give them the tools in a
motivational environment that
builds self-esteem and the
desire to present oneself
properly in any setting.
Although hospitality is
valued worldwide, because of
our fast-paced lives, the
teaching of etiquette skills is
often neglected. Etiquette is
becoming a lost art.
However, polite individuals
are noticed. They stand out.
Their manners shine.
Here's the best news: Those

A free class for adults who
want to improve reading skills
and basic math computational
skills will be held at Bradford-
Union Career and Technical
Center. For additional
information, call (904) 966-
6773 or (904) 966-6764.

ponsned skills can be
mastered-with the proper
instruction-at any age. Robin
Steele is the founder and the
executive director of the
Florida Academy of Etiquette
and Protocol. Steele inspires
others by teaching proper
manners and etiquette skills.
She is a professional etiquette
instructor who is certified
through the Academy of
Etiquette and Protocol in
Orlando. She has instructed
hundreds of children, teens and
adults. The curriculum that is
used by the academy is the
first of its kind to be offered in
North Florida and the
surrounding areas. These
successful etiquette curricula
are taught throughout the
United States and Canada.
Through quality instruction
and fun activities, Steele is
reviving the art of Southern
hospitality, which is becoming
extinct in our society.
Some of the topics to be
covered are as follows:
The 65 dining manners,
restaurant manners, greetings
and handshakes, conversation
skills, respectfulness, utensil
placement, showing
appreciation and being
thankful, showing -respect for
others, party manners, guest
manners, navigating and
.identifying the place setting,
responding to invitations,
church and theater etiquette,
proper tea manners, eating
difficult foods, the formal
meal, telephone manners, party
manners, business etiquette
and thank you notes'
Reserve your space. Call
Lisa Tatum at (904) 782-1230
or SFCC at (904) 964-5382 for
more information.

Children can listen to a
story on the telephone. Dial
(888) 4ATALEI and listen to a
story. Stories are appropriate
for young children and are
changed weekly. Provided by
your public library and New
River Public Library.

These youngsters gathered for a recent Family Storytime at the Bradford County Public Library. They are: Gentry
Cooksey, Alaina Cooksey, MacKenzie Lilly, Janie Chatham, Ella Dinkins, Graham Green and Leon Cribbs. They are
wearing reindeer antlers as they listen to a poem reading. At Family Storytime, children and parents hear books,
stories, poetry and songs. Children also participate in a craft project. Storytimes are held on Mondays at 6:30 p.m.

ad Tuesdays at 10 a.m.

Library hosts Woman's Club

weeKly
programs
In addition to Family
Storytime, the Bradford
County Public Library hosts
Mother Goose Time for babies
up to 18 months old.
Mother Goose Time is a 40-
minute interactive program of
books, rhymes, finger plays,
songs and educational
playtime. Each baby must have
an adult accompanying him or
her.
The Starke Kiwanis Club
will read to children on
Monday, Jan. 28, at 6:30 p.m.
in the Story Room at the
library. Kiwanis volunteers
provide many hours of reading
to children at the library
throughout the year.
Library hours are Monday
through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 8
p.m., and Friday and Saturday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information, visit
www.newriver.lib.fl.us/ and
click on the link to libraries.

cookbook on
sale now
The Woman's Club of
Starke has completed a
cookbook treasure to mark its
100h anniversary.
"Strawberry Country
Favorites" includes more than
350 recipes collected from
club members and relatives of
club members.

Copies may be obtained
from club members, Dimple's
Gift Shop on Thompson Street
or the Bradford County
Telegraph on Call Street. The
cost is $20.
Proceeds will be used for
club projects such as the SFCC
scholarship, and a special
donation will be made to the
Bradford County Public
Library.

PUBLIC NOTICE
THE TOWN OF BROOKER will not have an
election on Tuesday, February 12, 2008. The
following candidates qualified with no opposition.
The candidates will take office at the March 18th
regular town council meeting.
Seat 1-Thomas B. Hamilton II (4 year term)
Seat 2- Pamela Bryant Johnson (4 year term)
Seat 4- Rebecca Anne Weir (3 year term)
Charlene Thomas
Town Clerk

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Regional News

News from Bradford County, Union County and the Lake Region area

Voters can cast their ballots early starting Monday

Despite controversy
surrounding state's
new election date,
focal supervisors
irge people to vote
BY CLIFF SMELLEY
Telegraph Staff Writer
Registered voters are getting
uite an early start in Florida
iis year with concerns to the
-esidential preference
"imary. Lawmakers moved
e usual date from March to
nuary, plus voters can cast
eir ballots up to
proximately two weeks prior
the new Jan. 29 election day
inks to the early voting
riod.
However, local supervisors
elections have heard some
ople question if it will do
y good to vote with the
going debate that has ensued
a result of the state moving
election to January.
Bradford County Supervisor
Elections Terry Vaughan
id, "The thing I'm hearing a
.t is, 'Will my vote count?' It
ill count. We'll certainly
ibulate every vote that's cast
i the county. Unfortunately,
ie national parties are -in
dispute with the state parties
>ver who has the authority to
nake the primary schedule."
The reasoning behind the
state setting an earlier election
date was so that -Florida will
have more of an impact on the
overall decision-making
process, Vaughan said.
However, the Democratic
Party, in response, voted to
strip the state of its voting
delegates at the national
convention. The Republican
Party's stance has been to
allow only half of the state's
delegates to vote.
Vaughan and Union County
Supervisor of Elections Debbie

Local

business

owner puts

on fashion,

show,

bridal expo
BY CLIFF SMELLEY
Telegraph Staff Writer
When it comes to planning a
wedding, Bradford County
residents don't have to leave
the area for a lot of services
and rentals.
At least that's what Suzann
Whittle-Groves has found out,
which led her to create the
first-ever Bradford County
Bridal Expo.
"It's kind of just an
informative thing we've put
together," she said.
The event will be held this
Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 12-
13, at the Charley E. Johns
Conference Center in Starke.
Saturday hours are 10 a.m.-6
p.m, while Sunday hours are
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
In conjunction with the expo
is the Bradford County
Couture Fashion Show, which
will take place Friday, Jan. 11,
at 7 p.m. in the conference
center.
Admission to the fashion
show is $15, while admission
to the bridal expo is $7 each
day. Admission to the bridal
expo is free with a ticket from
the fashion show.
Whittle-Groves, the owner
of Say I Do Bridal in
downtown Starke, said she
plans to make these annual
events. So far, the feedback
she has received has been
positive, with 50 tickets having
been presold as of Jan. 7.
The impetus for the events
began when Whittle-Groves
assumed ownership of her
business in August 2007. She
said she had a lot of women
asking her if there were local
people who provided various
services for weddings.
What she has found is that
there are a lot of people in the
area who do just that, but they
aren't well known. As is often
the case, Whittle-Groves said
people, including herself, often
drive to Gainesville and

Osborne both believe the issue
will be resolved eventually and
encourage people to continue
to vote.
"At the very least, the results

in Florida will be known'
nationally and will have an
impact on the process,"
Vaughan said. "Whoever wins
Florida, obviously, will have a

huge leg up on the presidency
on both the Republican and
Democratic sides, There's
certainly a reason to go cast a
ballot."

Another reason to vote is the
constitutional amendment
dealing with property taxes
which will be on the ballot.
"Every voter in the county,

regardless of party affiliation,
or lack thereof, will have. an
opportunity to vote on that

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Forestry personnel work to get burns in when they can o

BY CLIFF SMELLEY
Telegraph Staff Writer
It was a scene reminiscent of
last year. An area of land off of
C.R. 21B by Santa Fe Lake
was producing smoke and
flames this past Monday, Jan.
7, bringing to mind the
wildfires that burned through
the area last year.
There was a big difference
this time, though. Some of the
same Division of Forestry
personnel who battled to
contain last year's fires
intentionally set this week's.
fire.

Call it literally fighting fire
with fire.
What was taking place was a
controlled, or prescribed, burn.
Such a fire has several
benefits, one of which is
combating future wildfires.
"There are different reasons
for burning," Bradford County
Forester Nicole Howard said.
"One of the biggest- and most
important-reasons is to
decrease the amount of fuel
load in the woods so that if a
wildfire was to come through,
it won't be as hard to stop."
That fuel load consists of

Greg Jackson leaves a trail of fire behind him as the
prescribed burn off of C.R. 21 B gets under way.

Starke
Kiwanis poker
tourney set
for Friday
The Kiwanis Club of Starke
will be holding a Texas
hold'em poker tournament this
Friday, Jan. 11, at the Starke
Golf and Country Club.
The fee to enter is $50.
Registration will begin at 6
p.m., with play beginning at
6:30 p.m.
Food and drinks will be
available.
For more information,
please call Warren Carver at
(904) 964-7434.

A positive attitude may
not solve all your
problems, but it will
annoy enough people
to make It worth the
effort.
Herm Albright

overgrown vegetation or dead
vegetation that has
accumulated over time. The
presence of this material has
an effect on the intensity of a
wildfire that may burn through
the area.
The controlled burns the
Division of Forestry conducts
are on private lands. The
agency actually contracts with
landowners to conduct such
burns, but landowners are
allowed to do their own
burning or contract with
privately owned agencies.
Regardless of who actually
does such a burn, it should be
done every two to three years,
Howard said. Every four to
five years is probably also OK,
she said. (Burning every year
is not recommended because it
creates too much stress on
trees, Howard said.)
Anyone whose land could
benefit from such burning
needs to go ahead and take the
necessary steps to get that
done, Howard said. The
continuing drought the area is
experiencing will make it too
dangerous to conduct such
burns in the future.
"Right now, we're OK,"'
Howard said, "but if it still
doesn't rain for a little while,
the burning season's going to
end soon."
Forest ranger Kenneth
Bullard said, "Even now, it's
too dry, really, to burn pines."
Bullard said more people in
the county need to take
advantage of controlled
burning. He and Howard both
said landowners should at least
have firelines plowed around
their properties regardless if
any prescribed burning will be
taking place. A fireline is an
area plowed clear of brush and

Wayne Wall,
who works with
the Division of
Forestry, walks
past a section
of land off of
C.R. 21B that
was part of a
prescribed
burn on Jan. 7.
Such burns will
become more
difficult to
conduct if
drought
conditions
continue, so
landowners
who need to
conduct such
burns should
do so as soon
as possible,
pending other
favorable
weather
conditions.

vegetation that acts as a fire
break.
Howard said such Jines are
useful to -protect landowners
from wildfires as well as
ensuring any purposefully set
fires on their land .do not get
out of control and damage
others' property.
"It's like an insurance
policy," Howard said.
Whether or not a controlled

burn takes place is dependent
on the weather. The present
drought conditions are not
'ideal for burning, but there are
still some areas of the county
that have enough moisture to
make it safe.
"It seems like the east side
of the county is good and wet,"
Bullard said. "The west side of
the county is dry. 301 is just
about the dividing point."

A safe area still cannot be;:a;
burned unless there are .
favorable conditions in terms.ic
of wind and humidity. The
presence or lack of wind&.-"
affects the spread of a fire,; :;
while wind direction must be'-;'
taken into account to ensure-"
the safety of surrounding'
structures or highways.

BY ARNIE HARRIS
Telegraph Staff Writer
When Charlie Anderson was
born eight years ago, the
doctors did not think he would
live more than six hours.
The baby, the third child of
the. Rev. and Mrs. Charles
Anderson, formerly of Starke's
Christian Street Church of
God, had been born with an
acutely enlarged heart,
complicated by a defective
right ventricle that was too
small to properly pump blood.
Thus began an ordeal for the
child, his parents and his two
siblings, Jonathan and Tiara,
which would witness Charlie
defying all odds as he
survived, although needing
three surgeries before his
second birthday.
'Three more surgeries would
follow and all along it seemed
that Charlie's will to live was
matched by a series of
miracles:
:-During one procedure
Charlie was pronounced
clinically. dead, but was
brought back to life after 30
minutes.
-A crucial surgery was
successfully performed on the
child by a selfless doctor who
himself was suffering seriously
from a heart condition at the
time.
-Two aneurisms-or weak
spots on the heart-which had
been noted in a previous
surgery, had disappeared.
-Charlie's heart began to
shrink, something the doctors
held out little hope for
happening.
-Charlie's father said that
today his son's heart is normal
sized and he has been able to
attend third grade at Westside
Elementary School in Baker
County after several years of
having to be homeschooled.
Although unable to play
actively, Charlie said he enjoys
video games and playing "Deal
or No Deal" online.
On Tuesday, Jan. 15, Charlie,
who impresses with his
cheerful good-nature and
absence of fear, will face one
more major hurdle as he
travels to Miami Children's.
Hospital to have another
surgery-his sixth-to replace
a heart valve.
This will be an experimental
procedure, which technically
has not been officially
approved in the U.S., but has
been performed in Europe.
Through this, ordeal, in
which the Andersons have

Tiffany Martin and
William Thomassen

Charlie Anderson will
undergo surgery Jan. 15
to replace a heart valve.
incurred enormous medical
expenses, they have been
buoyed by their deep faith and
the generosity of their
community.
"I believe that God has done
a great work in Charlie," said
Rev. Anderson. "It seemed like
no matter what came before us,
God would find a way through
the obstacle."
He also said that throughout
their trial they had met other
parents experiencing the same,
or worse anxieties over their
children's health.
"We prayed for their
children and it seemed like the
harder we prayed for someone
else, the more God made
things happen for Charlie,"
said Rev. Anderson.
Again the Andersons are
turning to their faith and
asking God for another
blessing.
To help the family offset the
critical costs of the upcoming
procedure, there will be a
benefit held at the Baxter
Church of God where Rev.
Anderson ministers.
The benefit will be held on
Saturday, Jan..12, beginning at
4 p.m. A chicken and fish fry
will be served for donations.
At 6 p.m. there will be a
gospel sing featuring Dale,
Bennett, Don Self and many
others.
The Andersons asked that if
people are unable to attend the
benefit, to please -keep Charlie
in their prayers.
The Baxter Church of God is
located at 25736 C.R. 127,
Sanderson. You my call (904)
259-6020 for directions or
more information.

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Varnum-
Franklin to
marry
Miranda "Randee" Jean
Varnum of Hampton and
Arnold Kenneth "Kenny"
Franklin III of Starke
announce their engagement
and upcoming marriage.
The bride-elect a 1997
Bradford High School
graduate. She is the daughter
of Steve and Gail Varnum of
Hampton.
The groom-elect is employed
by Gilman's of Lake Butler.
He is the son of John and
Janice Thornton Sr. of Starke
and Kenneth and Deborah
Franklin II of Smith, Ala.
The wedding date has not
been set at this point, but a
later announcement will be
made.

"Those who do not feel pain
seldom think that it is felt."
Dr Samuel Johnson

Martin and
Thomassen
engaged
Douglas and Lorie Martin
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Tiffany S.
Martin to William H.
Thomassen, the son of Kenny
H. and Becky Thomassen of
Starke.
The bride-elect is a 2005
Bradford High School
graduate.
The groom-elect is a 2002
Bradford High School
graduate.
The wedding will be held on
March 8, 2008, at Morgan
Road Baptist Church. The
reception will be held at the
Charlie Johns Conference
Center in Starke. Invitations
will be sent.

"Find a job you like and you add
five days to every week."
H. Jackson Brown Jr.

k

OPIRES
t Street S.W.

BIRTHS

Alayah Boykin

Alayah Boykin
Louis and Pamela Boykin of
Gainesville, announce the birth
of their daughter, Alayah
TaRaye Boykin, on Nov. 23,
2007, in Gainesville.
Maternal grandparents are
Bonnie Alexander and
Herschell Holmes of Lake
Butler.
Paternal grandmother is
Priscilla Boykin of Archer.
Maternal great-grandparents
are Louis and Ella Warren of
Raiford and Iris Holmes of
Providence.
Paternal great-grandparents
are Roosevelt and Vera Boykin
of Archer.

Mark your calendar for Tuesday, off to ap
Jan. 29, the date set for voting in the The p
presidential primary election. Florida
The Florida Legislature has also words w
added a proposed amendment for Florida
voters' consideration, to approve or Tax Ex
reject. Property
The presidential primary election too long
was moved to an earlier date to take after th
advantage of prestige accruing from booth.
early primaries in selecting delegates It is
to the presidential nominating controv
conventions. This action created a importa
firestorm resulting in the National conside
Democratic Party declaring the approvir
Florida delegation will not be seated It relate:
at the convention. The Republican tax syst
SParty followed by declaring that only sides to
,5, percent of the Florida delegation is apprc
will be seated at its convention, pay low.
The .punishment meted out to more..
Florida for setting an early election The 1
(!date resulted in Florida residents Florida
:;being ostracized by presidential Director
candidates who refused to campaign publicat
in the nation's fourth largest state. bi-mont
ihe 1,7 presidential candidates (eight the prop
''Democrats and nine Republicans) written.
spent valuable time and resources in Februar
I6wa, a small state whose claim to Board
importance is based on its position of correct
holding the first primary each election it behoo
year. other si
The two national parties are voters n
adamant in having four states, Iowa, In a s(
New Hampshire, South Carolina and upcomii
Michiga'n to be the early primary explain
states and are using their clout to into d
enforce compliance. It remains to be convent
seen how the restriction will play out summer
when the convention opens. Florida amendn
Democrats will have 210 delegates-
waiting at the door of the convention,
far too many to be ignored or brushed

County
commission
insults voters/
tax payers
Dear Editor:
It appears that our county
commission chose to insult the
voters and taxpayers at our last
county commission meeting.
Choosing to treat us like
terrorists, they had about one
third of the Bradford County
Sheriff's Office with armed
deputies ready to arrest anyone
that might be present toting a
sign.
Fully ignoring our
constitutional rights under the
first-amendment to free
expression, we were not treated
like free Americans. We were

EXPO
Continued from page 1B

Jacksonville to seek services.
"It just doesn't occur to us to
look locally," she said.
Whittle-Groves, hopes that
changes with the expo. She is
particularly excited about the
chance to give exposure to
vendors who provide rentals of
items such as place settings,
etc.
She's also excited about the
fashion show, which she
termed as "kind of my baby."
The show, which will feature,
11 local models, is designed to
be a New York-style runway
show. Prom, cocktail and
cruise, bridal, honeymoon and
formal wear will be modeled
as well as shoes and
accessories.
"It will be a little bit of
everything," Whittle-Groves
said.
The expo, besides the
aforementioned rental
equipment, will showcase
caterers, tuxedos, invitations,
gift and bridal registries,
make-up, honeymoon attire,
photography, spa services and
much more.
Tickets to either event may
be purchased at Say I Do
Bridal, Merle Norman,
Scorpio's Day Spa and Aloha
Tan.
For more information, please
call (904) 964-3100.

appease party officials.
proposed amendment to the
Constitution containing 633
'as placed on the ballot by the
Legislature, titled "Property
exemptions; Limitations on
y Tax Assessments." It is far
; to be read and understood
he voter enters the voting

both complicated and
ersial, but it is also extremely
nt that voters carefully
r the ramifications of.
ng or denying the proposal.
s to changing the ad valorem
tem, and definitely has two
be considered. If the proposal
oved, some homeowners will
er taxes, while others will pay

ines have been drawn; The
League of Cities Board of
*s has gone on record in its
ion "Quality Cities," a neat
hly magazine, as opposing
posed amendment as currently
(Vol. 81, No. 5, January/
y 2008).
members are forthright and
in presenting their views, but
)ves the press to present the
de of the coin in order that
iay be properly informed.
eparate article concerning the
ng eJection we will attempt to
(1), how your vote translates
elegates to the political
ions to be held in the late
, and (2) review the proposed
nent.
By Buster Rahn,
Telegraph Editorialist

treated like a herd of sheep that of fo
had to be kept under control by cowe
our elected officials. subm
Personally, as a taxpayer and
voter, I resent this brazen show

issue," Vaughan said.
The amendment consists of
533 words, Vaughan said, so
he encourages people to take a
good look at it before they go
to vote. Sample ballots have
been mailed, plus people can
look at a sample ballot in the
Bradford County Telegraph,
Union County Times or Lake
Region Monitor.
"People can also access our
Web site
(www.bradfordelections.com)
to do their homework and find
out more about the
constitutional amendment
that's on the ballot," Vaughan
said. (Clay County voters can
access a sample ballot by
logging onto
www.clayelections.com.) ,
Those who need to read up
on the constitutional
amendment don't have much
time if they choose to vote
early. The early period starts
this Monday, Jan. 14, and runs
through Saturday, Jan. 26. In
Bradford and Union counties,
early voting takes place at the
supervisor of elections offices.
' Voting is from_8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. in Bradford and 8
a.m.-5 p.m. in Union.
Clay County offers five
sites, including the tax
collector's office in Keystone
Heights. Voting is from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Osborne said early voting
has been popular so far in

Union County and does not see
that changing.
"I think it's going to pick up
even more," she said. "I think
it's a good thing."
In Bradford County, 22
percent of the 10,913 who
voted in the 2004 general
election cast their ballots
during the early period. In
2006, 16 percent of the 7,231
who voted did so during the
early period.
Vaughan said people seem
to enjoy the convenience early
voting offers, though he found
it interesting that many people
seem to wait until the last one
or two days of the early period
to cast their ballots. He
encourages more people to
come during the period's first
couple of days so they can get
in and out.
Still, regardless of when
people go to vote, it's not
much of a wait, Vaughan said.
"We generally can get most
people through very quickly,
but don't delay," he said
Vaughan said the concept of

early voting began as kind of a
pilot program in the state in"
2002, with the state fully.
endorsing it in 2004.
"In 2004, supervisors around,
the state really had no way of"
knowing how it would catch
on," Vaughan said. "We'were-
overwhelmed. Floridians just;!
came out in droves to cast their
early ballot in the 2004 and
2006 elections."
It is Vaughan's hope that'
early voting will eventually.
lead to a concept in which:
voters can cast their ballots
anytime during a two-week'
period, for example, at election'
centers, which would be ati
several locations.
"Instead of having 19;
precincts, for example, we','
maybe can have four or five',
locations around the county,"'.'
Vaughan said. "Voters can go*
to any one of the four or five
locations during that two-week''
period.
"I hope we'll eventually'!
gravitate in that direction. I1
think that's where the future of -
voting lies."

>

Jan. 10, 2008 TELEGRAPH, TIMES & MONITOR--B-SECTION Page 5B

CRIME

Bradford
teens
arrested in
Clay County
Four Bradford teenagers were
arrested Jan. 7 after they staked
out a victim and attempted to
snatch her purse in Orange
Park.
Willie Tyrell Coleman, 18,
Michael Kiser, 19, and Tommy
Junior Smith, 17, all of
Lawtey, and Tony Smith,19, of
Starke were charged with
robbery while armed with a
deadly weapon and possession
of controlled substance,
according to Deputy K.E.
West.
The four were at McDonald's
at 6:44 p.m., according to
Deputy West. After ordering
food, they started talking with
the victim, who was also
eating inside the restaurant.
They left the restaurant and
entered their vehicle. When the
victim left McDonald's, Tony
Smith grabbed her purse and
attempted to flee with it. The
victim held onto her purse, at
which time Smith pushed her
to the ground, Deputy West
said. Unable to steal her purse,
Smith ran to the waiting
vehicle and fled the scene.
. A patrol deputy stopped the
,vehicle at Old Jennings Road.
The four were returned to the
McDonald's, where they were
identified by the victim,
Deputy West said.
During the arrest, a white
powder that tested positive for
cocaine was recovered after
being thrown from the vehicle,
Deputy West said. A pocket
knife was found in Tony
Smith's jacket pocket.
The 19-year-old victim
suffered a minor injury to her
ankle when she was shoved to
the pavement, Deputy West
said.

with jumping on the hood of
the couple's vehicle and
breaking the windshield during
an argument at the Kangaroo at
C.R. 225. The confrontation
continued at their home, where
Hallman threw her to the
ground and kicked her. The
victim is nine months'
pregnant, Deputy Black said.
When the deputies arrived at the
home, they found Hallman
burning the victim's clothes in
the yard. They thought they
heard gunshots, so the SWAT
team was requested.
No gun was located.
Hallman was talked into giving
himself up, Deputy Black said.
Hallman was charged with
aggravated battery on a
pregnant female and released
after a $50,000 bond was
posted.

Starke man
faces sexual
charges
A 24-year-old Starke man
was arrested Dec. 30 for having
intercourse with a 14-year-old.
Paul Vincent Nash was
charged by Sgt. Robert A.
Smith with two counts lewd
lascivious battery on a victim
under 16. Between Oct. 1 and
Dec. 29, Nash and the victim
were involved in consensual
sex at more than one location,
Sgt. Smith said.
Nash is a correctional officer
at Union Correctional
Institution in Raiford.
A $50,000 surety bond was
posted for Nash's release from
custody.

Stenson then fled the scene.
Stenson was later located and
admitted to firing the gun, but
denied trying to shoot the
victim, Cpl. Sapp said.
Stenson was charged earlier
by Sgt. R.W. White after
searching the area of Southeast
S.R. 230 and 17th Avenue,
where shots had been fired.
Stenson was located and
identified as matching the
description of the person
shooting in the area, Sgt.
White said. He was charged
with carrying a concealed
firearm, Sgt. White said.
Stenson was tied to both
shooting incidents and placed
under arrest. Total bond was set
at $130,000.

Fleeing police
gets man
arrested
A 32-year-old Starke man
was arrested Dec. 30 after
leading law enforcement
officers on a chase on S.R.
100.
Patrolman Michelle Davis
attempted to stop James Paul
Smith's vehicle at 1:40 a.m.
when she observed it crossing
the center line. The vehicle
slowed, then sped up to 85
mph during foggy conditions,
Patrolman Davis said.
Deputy Josh Luke and Sgt.
William Murray joined the
pursuit as the vehicle turned
into the Speedville area. When
finally stopped, Smith stated he
had been drinking.
Smith was charged with
fleeing, attempting to elude a
police officer.
Smith was released from
custody after a $2,500 surety
bond was posted.

Ah, but a man's reach
should exceed his
grasp, or what's a
heaven for?
Robert Browning

A 4 p.m. crash on Jan. 4 looked like an attempt to make a drive-thru at the
Starke Pizza Hut. A vehicle pulling into a parking space apparently
accelerated. The van jumped the curbing and crashed into the building.
Two female customers from Pennsylvania received minor injuries. They
were sitting at the table by the window. They were taken to Shands
Starke where they were treated and released. No estimate of damage was
available. Employee Tara Curtis is shown in front of the restaurant.

LRCT holding

auditions
Lake Region Community
Theatre will be holding a
general audition for the 2008
production season at 218 S.E.
Walnut St. in Starke.
Needed are actors and
singers of all ages. Musicals
and plays have already been
scheduled. Auditions will be
held on Saturday, Jan. 12,
beginning at noon or by
special arrangements by
calling the box office at (352)
226-4082.
Come prepared to read, or to

read and sing, with or without
prerecorded accompaniment.

Youth
basketball at
the rec.
The Starke Recreation
Department is having its youth
basketball program starting in
January.
The league will be from
Tuesday, Jan. 15, to Friday,
Jan. 22, for ages 4 to 17. The
teams will be grouped by ages
4-7, 8-10, 11-13, and 14-17.
The determining date for age is

Monday, Dec. 31, 2007.
There will be clinics held on
Monday, Jan. 8, and Tuesday,
Jan. 9, by age group as
follows; 4-7 from 2:45 p.m. to
3:15 p.m., 8-10 from 3:15 p.m.
to 3:45 p.m., 11-13 from 3:45
p.m. to 4:15 p.m. and 14-17
from 4:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Games will be played on
Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays with
two games per week.
Tennis shoes or rubber
bottomed shoes are required.
The recreation department
provide pennies to wear during
the games. T-shirts will not be
ordered.

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Two arrested
after crash
Two Starke people involved
in a crash into a light pole at
Jefferson and Broadway streets
in Starke were arrested Dec. 31.
Kevin Alfred Bamford, 45, of
Starke was charged by Starke
Patrolman Clint Lockhart for
driving while license suspended
or revoked. Both Bamford and a
passenger, Mary Lillian May,
had been drinking, Patrolman
Lockhart said.
May was combative and
argumentative during the
investigation and was charged
with disorderly intoxication,
Patrolman Lockhart said.
During a search, the officer
found Loritab pills. May was
also charged with possession of
a controlled substance when no
prescription bottle could be
located, Patrolman Lockhart
said.
Bamford was released from
custody after a $500 surety
bond was posted.

Recent
arrests
in Bradford,
Clay or Union
The following individuals
were arrested recently by local
law enforcement officers in
Bradford, Clay (Keystone
Heights area) or Union County:
Jason Christopher Quinones,
32, of Starke was arrested Jan.
6 by Bradford Deputy R. V.
Melton for domestic battery.
Quinones was charged with
grabbing the victim by the
neck causing her to fall on a
child. The child suffered a
minor leg injury, Deputy
Melton said. Quinones was
intoxicated at the time, Deputy
Melton said. Bond was set at
$5,000.
Anthony Rocky Schlotter,
27, of Keystone Heights was
arrested Jan. 4 by Clay Deputy
R.E. Dews for open house
party. Responding to a party at
a residence on Columbia
Avenue in Keystone, the
deputies found a large group of
juveniles, kegs of beer, beer
cans and full,, cups of ber,-,
throughout the inside and
outside of the home, Deputy''
Dews said. Teens identified at
the scene included 15-year-old
males and females. All fled the
scene when Schlotter was
placed under arrest, Deputy
Dews said. Schlotter was the
only person over 21, at the
party, Deputy Dews said.
James Daniel Parker, 27, of
Graham was arrested Dec. 28
by Hampton Patrolman S.
Donaldson for domestic battery
and disorderly intoxication.
Patrolman Donaldson,
responding to a domestic
disturbance at a residence on
Temple Avenue in Hampton,
found the suspect had left the
area on foot. Parker was located
and identified as the one who
had hit the victim. Parker had
been drinking, Patrolman
Donaldson said. He had

threatened to bur the house
with the victim and children in
it, Patrolman Donaldson said.
Bend was set at $5,000. Parker
was also charged with violation
of probation by probation
officers.
Lyndsey Kathryn Buch, 18,
of Starke was arrested Jan. 5 by
Bradford Deputy R.V. Melton
for two counts domestic
battery. Buch was charged with
grabbing one of the victims by
the hair and throwing her to the
floor and hitting her, Deputy
Melton said. Buch struck a
second victim in the face during
an argument at 1:15 a.m. Both
victims suffered minor injuries,
Deputy Melton said. Btich was
released from custody after a
$5,000, surety bond was posted.
Daniel Goins, 28, of
Keystone Heights was arrested
Dec. 30 by Clay Deputy J.L.
Bledsoe for simple battery
domestic. Goins was charged
with grabbing the victim by
her arms, shoving her onto a
bed and choking her with his
knee, Deputy Bledsoe said. A
witness pulled Goins off the
victim in the 2:41 a.m.
incident. The victim declined
medical attention, Deputy
Bledsoe said.
Ray Kendell McCauley, 20,
was arrested Jan. 1 by Union
Deputy David Shane for
possession of controlled
substance and drug
paraphernalia. During a search
of McCauley's vehicle the
deputy smelled a strong odor of
marijuana. A pipe and
marijuana were found in
McCauley's pocket.
Jacob C. Careme, 27, of
Keystone Heights was arrested
Jan. 6 by Bradford Sgt. George
L. Konkel Jr. for possession of
marijuana. Careme's vehicle
was stopped for a traffic
violation just after 'midnight.

Less than 20 grams of
marijuana were found in in the
center console, Sgt. Konkel
said. Careme was released from
custody after a $1,000 surety
bond was posted.
Donnie Hugh Crawford, 33,
of Lake Butler was arrested Jan.
7 by Union Deputy Leslie
Crews for disorderly conduct.
Deputies responding to a
disturbance on Southwest 48th
Terrace found Crawford, who
was very intoxicated. He and
his girlfriend had been arguing,
but she had left, Deputy Crews
said. Crawford agreed to go into
his 'residence for the night.
Deputies left the area, but
returned some time later after
other calls were received.
Crawford, who was locked
inside, answered the door after
20 minutes. He was bleeding
from the head and neck area and
was very disorderly, Deputy
Crews said. He was arrested,
but refused to walk on his own
and had to be carried to the
patrol vehicle, Deputy Crews
said.
Kristina M. Bowden, 21, of
Jacksonville was arrested Jan. 6
by Lawtey Patrolman M.P.
Gillick for breach of peace,
disorderly conduct and
disorderly intoxication. Bowden
was running in the center of the
roadway on C.R. 225, where
she was almost struck by a
vehicle, Patrolman Gillick said.
Officers attempted to question
her concerning injuries to her
face and elbow, but she refused
to answer questions and
repeatedly tried to pull away
and walk back into the street
and oncoming traffic,
Patrolman Gillick said. Bowden
became increasingly agitated
and began screaming and
cursing at the officers. She
smelled strongly of an
alcoholic beverage and was
transported to Shands Starke for
medical evaluation before being

placed under arrest, Patrolman
Gillick said. Her bond was set
at $2,000.
Julius Junior Crusaw, 23, of
Lake Butler was arrested Jan. 8
by Union Deputy Leslie Crews
for possession of marijuana.
Crusaw was charged during a
traffic stop on S.R. 121. He
had a marijuana cigarette rolled
inside a box of cigars and a bag
of marijuana in his pocket,
Deputy Crews said.
Anthony Copeland Martin,
45, of Starke was arrested Dec.
31 by Starke Patrolman Clint
Lockhart for disorderly conduct.
Martin was charged with
creating a disturbance on Crum
Street at 2:50 a.m. He refused
to comply and continued to be
loud and disruptive, Patrolman
Lockhart said. A $1,000 surety
bond was posted for his release
from custody.
Travis Eugene Clark, 18, of
Lake Butler was arrested Dec.
29 by Union Deputy Donnie
Jones for grand theft auto and
larceny. Clark was charged with
taking the victim's vehicle
without permission and
removing $100 in cash from
her purse. He returned the
vehicle. Clark does not have a
license, Deputy Jones said.
Christine Mishanne Reed,
33, of Starke was arrested Dec.
28 by Starke Patrolman Jason
Crosby for trespass after
warning. Reed was issued a
warning Aug. 30 from Wal-
Mart after being arrested for
retail theft, Patrolman Crosby
4aid. She was released from
custody after a $1,000 surety
bond was posted. Also charged
,by Patrolman Crosby was
Kimberly Renee James, 33, of

Starke on a warrant for
violation of probation.
Marguertie D. Christakes,
62, was arrested Jan. 7 by
Union Deputy Willie Lee for
disturbing the peace. Deputies
were called to Elixon Trailer
Park in reference to a
disturbance. Christakes was
charged with causing the
disturbance. She has been given
a trespass warning from this
property and from the S&S
Food store where her vehicle
was parked, Deputy Lee said.
James Williams, 39, of
Keystone Heights was arrested
Jan. 3 by Clay deputies on a
Writ of attachment.

Jan. 3 by Clay for violation of
probation.
Edward R. Hankins, 18, of
Brooker was arrested Jan. 5 by
Bradford Deputy Bryan Waldorf
on warrants from Hillsborough
County for conspiracy to
commit armed robbery and
armed robbery. Surety bonds
totalling $30,000 were posted
for his release from custody.
William Pickett, of Starke
was arrested Jan. 4 by
probation officers for violation
of sex offender probation from
Clay County after he failed to
maintain electronic monitoring.
Jennifer Irene Rhoden, 21, of
Hampton was arrested Jan. 3 by
Clay deputies for violation of
probation grand theft.
Michael Dewayne Thornton,
22, of Keystone Heights was
arrested Jan. 2 by Bradford
Deputy Robert Lyons for
violation of probation without
bond.
Tony Albritton, 47, of
Raiford was arrested Dec. 29 by
Union Deputy Leslie Crews on
a warrant from Bradford County,
for failure to appear for a
misdemeanor offense. Bond was
set at $4,000.

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CRIME

OBITUARIES

Recent arrests
in Bradford,
Clay or Union
The following individuals
were arrested recently by local
law enforcement officers in
Bradford, Clay (Keystone
Heights area) or Union
County:
Marcus O'Neal Jenkins, 22,
of Lawtey was arrested Jan. 5
by Lawtey Patrolman Kelly
Edenfield on a warrant for
failure to appear. Bond was set
at $5,000. He was also charged
: with violation of probation on
a charge of aggravated battery
on a pregnant woman.
Jason Lee Wessel, 25, of
Starke was arrested Jan. 5 by
probation officers for violation
of community control from
Polk County after testing
positive for marijuana and
cocaine.

Kenneth Keith Silcox, 41, of
Lawtey was arrested Jan. 1 by
Deputy Waldorf on a capias for
failure to appear for
arraignment violation of
probation misdemeanor offense
and accessory after the fact.
_ Total bond was set at $14,000.
James Nipolan Williams,
40, of Starke was arrested Jan.
3 by Starke Sgt. William
Murray during a traffic stop on
a warrant for failure to appear.
He purged by paying $208.
Thomas Bell, 28, of Lake
Butler was arrested Jan. 2 by
probation officers for violation
of probation. Bell is on
probation for attempt to
manufacture methamphetamine
from the state of Tennessee. He
. violated by using marijuana.
SLewis Alexander, 45, of
Raiford was arrested Dec. 28 by
Union Lt. H.M. Tomlinson on
a Bradford capias for failure to
Appear for a misdemeanor
offense. Bond was set at
$2,000.

Anthony John Pacetti, 24, of
St. Augustine was arrested Jan.
5 by Starke Sgt. M.D. Watson
for DUI. Pacetti refused all
testing when his vehicle was
stopped on S.R. 16 at 1:30
a.m., Sgt. Watson said. A
$2,000 surety bond was posted
for his release from custody.
Shaun J. Raley, 26, of
Starke was arrested Jan. 5 by.
Starke Patrolman P.A. King
for driving while license
suspended (DWLS). Bond was
set at $1,000.
Nathan Richard Rainbolt,
25, of Lake City was arrested
Dec. 30 by Sgt. Murray for
habitual traffic offender DWLS.
A $2,500 surety bond was
posted for his release from
custody.
Amelia Marie Kuck, 43, of
Keystone Heights was arrested
Jan. 2 by Clay Deputy J-L.
Bledsoe for DWLS. Kuck's
vehicle was traffic stopped for a
cracked windshield.
Jimmy Raymond Griffis, 37,
of Starke was arrested Jan. 1 by
Patrolman Lockhart for DWLS.
A $5,000 surety bond was
posted for his release from
custody.
Michael James Massey, 23,
of Starke was arrested Jan. 1 by
Starke Patrolman James Stutler
for DWLS knowingly. He was
released after a $500 surety
bond was posted.
Ronald Kevin Morris, 41, of
Lawtey was arrested Jan. 1 by
Clay Deputy A.L. McCrea as a
habitual traffic offender DWLS.
Kevin Lamar Lillie, 26, of
Gainesville was arrested Dec.
29 by Patrolman Lockhart for
DWLS. A $500 cash bond was
posted for his release from
custody.

" D1UI)T a-. possession o- ..f... .
controlled substance. Deputies Scucci for violation of
responding to a traffic crash at probation DUI. Bond was set at
the intersection of C.R. 315 $502.
Sarnd Fuzzy Lane in Green Cove LO CA L
Springs found 'a 2003 L O C
STrailblazer in the woods after it J I-
traveled through a ditch.
McMillan, the driver of the Cr
.vehicle, smelled strongly of an
alcoholic beverage and her C
"speech was slurred. Upon
.completion of the traffic crash Starke, FL Mike
investigationo, McMillan was
asked to submit to field Manager and Kevir
;sobriety exercises, which she Sales Manager of B
-failed, Deputy McLaughlin
'said. After she was placed in Dodge Jeep of Star
'custody, the deputy found plans today for a great
Zoloft pills and a Xanex pill in
:'McMillan's purse. There was buy cars that's
:no prescription bottle for either
substance. Her blood-alcohol inexpensive. This
:level was .13 percent, Deputy event, also kno'
.McLaughlin said. "A as n
"A t t -i O

Nicholas Charles O'Neal,
,28, of St. Augustine was
arrested Dec. 28 by Sgt.
'.Murray for DUI. .O'Neal's
:.blood-alcohol level was .19
percentn. He was released from
,"custody after a $2,000 surety
'bond was posted. Eric Paul
,Akridge, a passenger in
, O'Neal's vehicle, began yelling
.and swearing at the officers. He
,refused to calm down, Starke
"Patrolman M.T. Brinson said.
:.Akridge, 37, of Keystone
,'Heights was charged with
'disorderly conduct, breach of
"peace. A $1,000 surety bond
:was posted for his release.
*Akridge was again arrested Jan.
:2 by Clay Deputy J.D.
'Andrews for violation of
probation for felony battery. He
is currently serving 30 months
probation in Bradford County.
-He was transported to Bradford
'Jan. 4.
Jennifer Ranee Rowe, 24, of
Hampton was arrested Jan. 7 by
Bradford deputies for DUI and
no valid driver's license.

Marjorie Haston

Marjorie
Haston
Marjorie M. Haston died
Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008.
She was a registered nurse for
33 years and worked for 25 years
at the State Hospital. She also
worked at Baptist Hospital and St.
Vincent's Hospital.
She is survived by': daughters,
Suzanne Roberts and Sharon
Horwitt; sons, Wailon Haston and
Jerry Haston; sisters, Anne
Oosterhoudt and Alice Warner; a
brother, Charlie "Buddy" Mason;
five grandchildren and four great-
grandchildren.
She was. preceded in death by
her parents, Kathleen and Charlie
Mason, and her daughter, .Dr.
Karen Brady.
Funeral services were held Jan.
9 at Hardage-Giddens Funeral
Home in Jacksonville.

Colleen
Callahan
GAINESVILLE Colleen
Marie Callahan, 28, of GaindsVfle
died suddenly Wednesday, Jarl:2,
2008, in Jacksonville.
Callahan was born on May 25,
1979, in Woodbury, N.J., and was
of the Catholic faith.
Callahan moved from Keystone
Heights to Gainesville in 1999,
where she attended school to
receive her associate of arts and
associate of sciences degrees to

become a graphic designer
Callahan is survived by: her
parents, James and Norma
Callahan; brothers, Jim Callahan,
John Callahan and Scott Callahan,
all of Keystone Heights; and
maternal grandmother, Pauline
Paranto of Skipstown, N.J.
Vigil services will be held on
Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m in St.
William Catholic Church in
Keystone Heights.
Funeral services will be held on
Thursday, Jan. 10,.at 10 a.m. in St.
William Catholic Church.
Graveside services will follow at
1:30 p.m. in the Holly Hill
Cemetery, in Middleburg with
Father Mike Williams conducting
the services. Arrangements are
under the care of Jones-Gallagher
Funeral Home of Keystone
Heights.

Alfred Griffin
STARKE Alfred Griffin, 74,
of Starke died Monday, Jan. 7,
2008, at Shands AGH in
Gainesville following an extended
illness.
Born in Bradenton on June 18,
1933, Griffin moved to Starke at
an early age.
He was a retired construction
worker and a member of Greater
Allen Chapel AME Church in

Starke. Griffin was a graduate of
RJE High School and attended
Edward Waters College in
Jacksonville. He was a veteran of
the Korean War.
Griffin is survived by: his wife,
Julia B. Griffin of Starke; a son,
Kevin Sampson of Starke; a
stepson, Terry Albert of Starke;
his caregiver and nephew,
Alphonso Robinson of Starke; his
companion Mary Tyson of Starke.
Family hour will be held on
Friday, Jan. I 1, from 3-4 p.m. at
Haile Funeral Home in Starke.
The family will receive friends
from 4-8 p.m. on Friday and one
hour prior to the services on
Saturday.
Funeral services will be held on
Saturday, Jan. 12, at 11 a.m. at the
Greater Allen Chapel AME
Church with the Rev. Marva
Mitchell conducting the services.
The cortege will form at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonso
Robinson. Interment will follow in
Oddfellow Cemetery under the
care of Haile Funeral Home of
Starke.

John Harrison
STARKE John 0. Harrison,
83, of Starke died Monday, Jan. 7,
2008. Arrangements are under the
care of Archie Tanner Funeral

Home in Starke.

John Mattingley
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS -
John A. Mattingley, 82, of
Keystone Heights died at home
suddenly Monday, Dec. 31, 2007.
Mattingley was born in
Harrisburg, Ill. On Jan. 13, 1925.
Mattingley moved to Keystone
Heights in 1984 after living in
Starke for more than 20 years.
Mattingley was a member of
Church of God in Starke. He
retired from the U.S. Navy in fleet
reserve during WWII and retired
from the Florida Department of
Corrections in the accounting
department.
Mattingley is survived by: his
wife of 53 years, Marjorie Neave
Mattingley of Keystone Heights; a
daughter, Linda Stephens of
Keystone Heights; a son Steve
Mattingley of Millbrook, Ala.; a
brother, Morgan Mattingley of
HFarrisburg, Ill.; four grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on
Jan. 3 at graveside with the Rev.
Robert Johnson conducting the
services. Interment followed in
Keystone Heights Cemetery urder
the care of Jones Funeral Home of
Keystone Heights. ; .

DEALER SHOCKS COMMUNITY

:o Sell for $29* Down & $99**/month!"

Hull, General
n Campbell,
eck Chrysler
rke announced
at new way to
simple .and
unique sales
wn as the

.-.lLJ.ILlUI, V p orJLUJ nI ILyJ aiLaI.,
has been sweeping the U.S.
Customers who come
to this sale have the Area Au
"Opportunity" for great
savings on the new or Remains
used vehicle of their Approac
-choice, all for just a Saturday
low initial down
payment of only $29* based on,
lender approval and
creditworthiness.
The event will be held for just
four days, this Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday & Saturday,
regardless of weather.
Hull offers a simple explanation
for this unprecedented sale. "As
one of the largest dealerships in the
area, we're overstocked with high
quality vehicles from lease turn-ins,
program car trade-ins, new vehicle
duplications and more." He adds, "I
can't remember the last time so
many rare opportunities were
available to us at one time so we
decided to let our customers take
advantage of these incredible
values rather than sell them to
wholesalers or strangers at the
auctions." During the
"Automotive Opportunity Sale,"

every vehicle will be clearly marked
and available for the low down
payment of $29*. Every effort will
be made to obtain credit approval for
those who may .have had challenges

in the past
During
couldn't
vehicles

the &event, selection
be better. Many of the
offered are late model

vehicles with low mileage and the

only $99/month.** For those auto
shoppers looking to trade their
current vehicle, all trades are
welcome, paid for or not. You
won't want to miss this unique
opportunity to obtain a new or pre-
owned car, truck, van or sport
utility with an unbelievably low
down payment of just twenty-nine*
dollars!
In order to assist

balance of their factory warranty
remaining. There will be many
makes and models to choose from
including: Ford, Chrysler, Dodge,
Chevrolet, Honda, Toyota and an
abundance of S.U.V.'s will also be

featured, including:
Explorer, Tahoe, Blazer,
Cherokee and more.

Escape,
Grand

For auto shoppers looking for a
very low monthly payment there will
be many choices, including a loaded
2005 Dodge Neon SXT with auto,
PW, PL, A/C for just $99/month.**
Sample payments will be clearly
marked on vehicles. All you'll need
to do is obtain credit approval, pick a
vehicle and a payment. It's that
simple.
Campbell cites more examples, a
2004 Saturn Ion, with automatic, air
conditioning, 4dr or a 2004 Nissan
Sentra with auto, PL, PW, A/C for,

Edna Herndon
I AWTEY Edna Lucille
I erndon, 75, of Lawtey died
Mondav..lan. 7, 2008.
Hcrndon \was a homemaker and
a longtime meminter of Northside
liaptist Church.
She is survived by: her
husl'.imd. I lulon Herndon of
I aw't\c; a son. Douglas Hcrndon
o I .Ia\\tc'; daughters, Judv Martin
and Donna Chesser, both of
I,a\ltcv: nine grandchildren and
12 great grandchildren.
She \\as preceded in death by
sons,. Donald Hcrndon and Ronald
lerndon,.
Memorial services will be
conducted on Thursday, Jan. 10, at
the chapel of Archie Tanner
uiineral Home in Starke with the
Rev. Iarry Finley conducting the
services. Arrangements are under
the care of Archie Tanner Funeral
Home.

Bill Kersh
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS
William "Bill" Coleman Kcrsh,
88, of Keystone Heights died
Monday, Jan. 7, 2008, at Malcolm
Rahdall VA Medical. Center
following an extended illness.
Born in Greenwood, Miss., on
June 9, 1919, Kersh moved to
Keystone Heights from Memphis,
Tcn6lt. in 1997.
.He .was. a member of Trinity
BSatisl Church, where he served
as a deacon. Kersh was a veteran
of~lte'U.S. Army and was a retired
comiposing room foreman for the
Memphis Publishing Company.
Kersh is survived by: a son,
Johi"' C. 'Kersh of Keystone
H'his: a daughter, Mary Ann
Parker of Ocala; and three
gra hiriren.
"iwas preceded in death by
his ';ife, Anna Pearl Kersh, and
sons- William McClendon and
Chardes Didlake.
Memorial services for Kersh
wilL-,e held on Friday, Jan 11, at
lO:10 a.m. in the DeWitt C. Jones
Chapel with Pastor Scott Stanland
conducting the services. Interment
will be in Memphis Memorial
Gardens at a later date under the
care of Jones Funeral Home in
Keystone Heights.

Mildred Lee
STARKE Mildred Brown
Lee, 78, of Starke died Saturday,
Jan. 5, 2008, at Shands Starke.
Lee was born on Nov. 22, 1929,
in Donalsonville, Ga.
She is survived by: her
husband, Herman Junior Lee;
daughters, Janet Carter of
Colquitt, Ga., and Patricia Brown
of Donalsonville, Ga.; a brother,
A.E. Brown Jr., of Douglasville,
Gaz a, sister, Beatrice Benson of
Starke; six grandchildren and nine'
greaCgrandchildren.
Funeral services were held Jan.
8 at the chapel of Archie Tanner
Funeral Home in Starke with the
Rev. Gene Bass conducting the
services. Interment followed at
Crosby Lake Cemetery under the
care of Archie Tanner Funeral
Home.

Eula Mancil
LAKE CITY Eula Lucille
Blair Mancil, 91, of Lake City,
died at the Lake City Health
Center following an extended
illness.

Born in Providence as the
daughter of the late William M.
and Cora Carver Blair, Mancil
lived in Jacksonville and moved to
Lake Butler where she and her
husband, the late James Mancil,
operated their farm on C.R. 18 for
many years. She moved to Lake
City three years ago.
Mancil was a member of
Providence Village Baptist
Church.
She is survived by: a daughter,
Dorothy M. Hinson of Lake City;
sons, James Lee Mancil of Lake
Butler and Michael Mancil. of
Lake City; a sister, Eloise Wilford
of Ormond Beach; two
grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren.
Family will receive friends on
Thursday, Jan. 10, from 6-8 p.m.
at Archer Funeral Home in Lake
Butler.
Funeral services will be held
Friday, Jan. 11, at 11 a.m. in the
chapel of Archer Funeral Home
with the Rev. Bo Hammock
conducting the services. Interment
will follow in Elzey Chapel
Cemetery.

Betty Minchew
STARKE -Betty Faye
Minchew, 61, of Starke, died
Friday, Jan 4, 2008, at Shands
Starke ER following an extended
illness.
She is survived by: her
husband, Leon L. Minchew of
Starke; sons, Donnie King and
Rusty Thomas, both of Starke;
daughters, Lisa McKinney and
Kimberley McKinney, both of
Starke; 14 grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
Memorial services were held
Jan. 7 at the Full Gospel Assembly
Church of Starke with the Rev.
Randall Griffis conducting the
services. Arrangements were
under the care of Archie Tanner
Funeral Home of Starke.

Odessa Parrish
LAWTEY Odessa "Desa"
Louise Parrish, 67, of Lawtey died
Friday, Jan. 4, 2008, at her
residence.
Born on April 3, 1940, to the
late William M. "Matthew"
Parrish and Sylon 0. Parrish, she
was the eldest of six children.
She is survived by: a daughter,
Debbie Wright of Hiram, Ga.; a
brother, Matthew M. Parrish of
DeLand; sisters, Molly J.
Champaigne of DeLand,
Catherine P. Faglie of Ft. White,
and Martha Sue Wallace of
Hiram, Ga.; and one grandson.
Graveside services will be held
Friday, Jan. 11, at 11 a.m. at
Lawtey Cemetery with the Rev.
Dick Dixon conducting the
services. Interment will follow
under the care of Archie Tanner
Funeral Home.

Joan Pewett
LAKE BUTLER Joan Lee
Scott Pewett, 64, of Lake Butler
died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008, at her
residence after an extended illness
Pewett was born in
Parkersburg, W.V., and lived most
of her life in Miami. She moved
to Lake Butler in 1995.
Pewett received a four-year
degree in nursing and was
employed as a registered nurse at
Lake Butler Hospital. She was a

member of Lake Butler Church of
Christ.
Pewett is survived by: her
husband, Otis D. Pewett of Lake
Butler; her mother, Thelma T.
Scott of Williamstown W.V.;
daughters, Dee Anne Weiss of
Pittsburgh, Pa., and Stacy Elaine
Pewett of Williamstown W.V.; a
son, Gary Scott Pewett of
Tallahassee; a brother, James
William Scott of Williamstown;
W.V.; and six grandchildren.
Pewett was preceded in death
by her father, James Scott.
Burial will be held at a later
date. Arrangements are under the
care of Archer Funeral Home of
Lake Butler.

Rose Piggott
STARKE Rose Marie
Piggott, .67, of Starke died
Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008.
She was born and raised in
Elyra, Ohio, and moved to Starke
in 1980. She retired as a section
supervisor from Wal-Mart in
August of 2007 and was of the
Catholic faith.
Piggott is survived by: her
husband, Glen Robert Piggott of
Starke; children, Terry Wagner of
Elyra, Ohio, Darrell Wagner of
Miami, Carla Piggott of
Tallahassee, and Kpvin Wagner
and Lola Piggott, both of Starke; a
sister, Kathy Anderson of Erie,
Penn.; and five grandchildren.
Arrangements are under the
care of Archie Tanner Funeral
Home of Starke.

Cecil
Richardson
LAKE CITY Cecil
Richardson, 81, of Lake City died,
Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, at the
VA Hospice Unit in Lake ('ity
following an extended illness.
Richaerdson was born in
Columbia County on Dec. 4,
1926, to the late Otis and Maria
Vinzant Richardson and lived
most of his life in Union, Alachua
and Columbia counties.
Richardson was a World War II
veteran and received victory
medals. He was a member of
Sardis Baptist Church in
Worthington Springs.
Richardson is survived by: his
wife of 47 years, Bettye Hallbrook
Richardson of Lake City; sons,
Johnny Richardson of Lake City,
Dennis Richardson and Darryl
Richardson, both of High
Springs; a daughter, Kim Raffii of
Jacksonville; a sister, Carolyn
Crosby of Worthington Springs;
brothers, Kenneth Elixson of
Starke, H.P. Elixson of
Worthington Springs, and Steve
Elixson of Worthington Springs;
and one grandson.
Richardson was preceded in
death by his brothers, Perry,

Minton, Dillard, Flyn and Roy
Richardson.
Funeral services were
conducted Dec. 23, at the
Gateway-Forest Lawn Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. W.H.
Anderson conducting the services.
Interment followed at Philippi
Cemetery in Columbia County.
Arrangements were under the
care of Gateway-Forest Lawn
Funeral Home of Lake City.
Please sign the guest book at
www.gatewayforestlawn.com.

Bessie
Someillan
GLEN ST. MARY Bessie
Florene Someillan, 58, of Glen St.
Mary died Friday, Dec. 28, 2007.
Someillan was born on April
28, 1949, in Tifton, Ga., to parents
Joseph and Juanita Summey. She
had worked in the mortgage
business.
Someillan is survived by: a son,
C.J. Someillan; a daughter,
Charlene Jurusik; brothers,
Michael Summey and Edward
Summey; a sister, Vickie Carlisle;
five grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.
Memorial services were held on
Saturday, Jan. 5, in the Broadus-
Raines Chapel with the Rev.
Timmy Carlson conducting the
services. Cremation arrangements
were under the care of Broadus-
Raines Funeral Home of Green
Cove Springs.
Please sign the family's online
register book and view their DVD
memorial tribute at
www.braodusraines.com.

Morris
Thompson
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS -
Morris James Thompson, 60, of
Keystone Heights died suddenly
on Friday, Jan. 5, 2008, at his
residence.
Thompson was born in
Jacksonville on Feb. 8, 1947, and
moved to Keystone Heights in
1966. He attended the Keystone
Heights AMVETS post.
Thompson served in the U.S.
Navy and was employed by the
Malcom Randall V.A. Medical
Center in Gainesville for more
than 30 years as a nuclear
medicine radiology technician.
Thompson is survived By:
daughters, Kerry Thompson of
Jacksonville and Doni Luffman of
Ocala; and two grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held
on Friday, Jan. I11, at 2 p.m. at the
DeWitt C. Jones Chapel with
Pastor Mike Merritt conducting
the services. Arrangements are
under the care of Jones Funeral
Home of Keystone Heights.

Ruth Williams
STARKE Ruth Homer
Williams, 97, of Starke died Jan.
4, 2008, at Bradford Terrace Care
Center following ah extended
illness.
Born in Marianna on Sept. 4,
1910, Williams moved to Starke at
an early age. She was a
homemaker and was a member of
New Bethel Baptist Church in
Starke.
Graveside services for Williams
were held Jan. 5 in Oddfellow
Cemetery with the Rev. Alvin
Green conducting the services.
Interment followed under the care
of Haile Funeral Home of Starke.

Alice Woods
RAIFORD Alice Thornton
Woods, 72, of Raiford died
Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, at
Jacksonville Memorial Hospital
following an extended illness.
Born in Raiford as the daughter
of the late Dennis and Ruby
Bryant Thornton, Woods was a
homemaker and a member of
Bayless Highway Baptist Church.
Woods is survived by:
daughters, Alice W. Clark of
Sanderson, Irsi V. Garland of
Worthington Springs, Diane
Bridges and Elaine Woods, both
of Raiford; sons John Woods of
Starke, Lester E. Woods of
Raiford and Donald Woods of
Hampton; a brother, Lamar
Thornton of Starke; a sister,
Agnes Hillard of Glen St. Mary;
26 grandchildren and 48 great-
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Lester Woods, and a
son, James Woods.

The family will receive friends
on Thursday, Jan. 10, from 6-8
p.m. at Archer Funeral Home in
Lake Butler.
Funeral services will be held
Friday, Jan. I1, at 2:30 p.m. in the
chapel of Archer Funeral Home
with the Rev. Larry Thornton
conducting the services. Interment
will follow in Brown Cemetery.

I Card f Thanks

The family of Joseph H. Rowe
Jr. would like to express our
deepest heartfelt thanks for the
many wonderful relatives,
friends and neighbors for your
support and comfort during our
recent loss, for the flowers,
donations, food, kind words
and prayers, we will remain
fore ver grateful.
The family of
Joseph H. Rowe Jr.

Card -f Thanks

The family of Wilma Addison
Williams wishes to extend
their most heart-felt gratitude-
for the many acts of love and
kindness shown to them during
their time of sorrow. The
kindness has been a source of
strength and shall always be
remembered. May God bless
each of you!
The, family of Wilma Williams

BY MARCIA MILLER
Telegraph Staff Writer
People were waiting
patiently in the chill morning
air Jan. 5 to begin the first day
of the Bradford Farmer's
Market-the first day of any
farmer's market in Bradford
County for at least five years,
said Market Manager Marilyn
Dye.
People made the trip to the
market site at the Bradford
County Health Department on
U.S. 301 north in Starke all
morning long. Dye said she
counted at least 250
"units"-each consisting of
-between one and four
people-that stopped at the
market through the morning.
Discerning shoppers took
their time to look everything
over and chat with friends,
before leaving with arms laden
with good things for the table.
By the time the market's
opening day ended at noon,
vendors were going home with
empty crates that had earlier
held a variety of fresh produce,
baked goods, local honey,
fresh herbs and a wide variety
of dried spices. And the
shoppers were still coming.
Dye said future markets will
have more vendors and will be
held each Saturday at the
health department site from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. The market will
be held every Saturday until
the last Saturday in June. It
will then close for the summer
and reopen in October.
The market is operated by
Tanuki Inc., but that's just a
fancy name for a group of
local produce enthusiasts led
by Dye and Samantha "Sam"
Williams.
By 10 a.m. Donna and Ken
Wilson had sold out of their
"aquaponi'c" tomatoes and
cucumbers. The Wilsons have
an unusual; farming operation
in Bradford.County. They run
a'combined system that uses
nutrient-rich water from farm-
raised tilapia to grow produce
without soil.
"We sold out very quickly,,'

Starke Rec

holding
baseball,
softball
registration
Spring 'baseball an
fastpitch softball registi
still under way at the
Recreation Department.
Those interested hay

Sam Williams, co-manager
of the market and local farmer,
was offering sweet satsumas
and fresh herbs. "I think it's
just awesome," she said. "Even
if I wasn't involved in
managing the market, I'd have
to say this is the best farmer's
market I've been to.
Customers are steadily coming
and the vendors are certainly
happy. I'm just awestruck at
how the community has turned
out for this."
Dye said Jan. 5 was \a
"wonderful opening day."
"Farmer's markets are ideal
community events. They are
filled with local color. They're
a great meeting place where
friends congregate," she said.
Bradford County
Agriculture Agent Jim
Devalerio said he couldn't be
anything but excited about the
opening diqy of the market.
"It's a great crowd," he said.
"People are buying healthy
food from local producers.
How could I not be happy
about something this
awesome?"
Dye said the market is

Sam Williams, one of the co-managers of the farmer's market, was also one of the
vendors. She sold satsumas and fresh herbs.

said Ken Wilson. "I'd say the
market was very successful."
Anita and Doug Wilkinson
were offering turnip and
mustard greens and citrus fruit
for sale. "This is going really
well, "said Doug Wilkinson.
"There are a lot of people
coming i'n. It's a very good
start for the farmer's market,
I'd say."

Friday, Feb. 15, to register.
S,,..The sports are open to
Children 4-15. (The age
,,Jt, ', e terfiitirig.fdat, is April' 30.)
The registration fee is $75.
($10 is added if you sign up
after the deadline.)
An exercise program, which
includes walking for better
health, less stress and better
blood flow, Taebo and
aerobics, began this past
d girls Tuesday. Membership in this 9
ration is a.m. program is free.
Starke For more information, call
the Starke Recreation
ve until Department at (904) 964-6792.

Edythe Hill was offering a
large variety of dried herbs and
spices. "It's going
wonderfully," she said. "I've

sold more this one morning
than I have at two-day events
in the area-and I've been
here about three hours so far."

seeking more vendors for
future market days. Vendor fee
is $10 per day or $35 'for a
four-week reservation.
Anyone who is interested in
selling something at the
Bradford Farmer's Market can
contact Dye at
marketmanager@bradfordfarm
er'smarket.com. You can also
get more information by
viewing the Web site at
www. bradfordfarmer' s.com.
Call (904) 964-2616 for
more, or the mailing address is
Tanuki Inc., P.O. Box 1086,
Starke, FL 32091.
Vendors must be farmers
and must reside within a 75-
mile radius of the market site
in Starke. The only exception
is when certain produce or
other items cannot be grown in
the local climate, as would be
the case with items like coffee,
tea, sugar or spices. Vendors
from farther away tha7i the 75-
mile limit can sell those type
of items.
"The 75-mile limit is
important because it ensures
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Have you been hearing
that it's a buyer's market?
Take a look at local home
prices. Have you been told
that there's notime like the
present to plan your retire-
ment? Again, take a look
at those prices, and then
think about investing for
your future.
When retirement nears,
many of us consider mak-
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more desirable location or
maybe into a smaller home.
How do you think home
prices now will compare to
prices in the future?
Buyer's market or not, you
can bet that home values
will rise.
Even if you're years
from retirement, you could
consider buying your
retirement home right now.
If you've built up substan-

tial equity in your current
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that second home. Even if
you can't afford to buy it
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You see, if you're buy-
ing a second home as a res-
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offer you a lower interest
rate than if you were buy-
ing another home simply as
a real estate investment.
Honestly, though, what bet-
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OPEN
Continued from p. 9B
that the produce is fresh, more
nutritious, tasty and not bathed
in diesel (from being
transported in trucks)," said
Williams.
Craft vendors are also
welcome, as long as the crafts
reflect an agricultural theme.
On opening day, vendors
and shoppers were treated to a.
free concert by Steele Country,
a local country band. Any band
that would like to perform at
the farmer's market can do so
without paying the vendor fee.
Contact Dye at

marketmanager@ bradfordfarm
er'smarket.com or at (904)
964-2616, for more
information.
There are some upcoming
special events planned for
some of some of the market
Saturdays in January.
On Jan. 12, the market
managers will be giving
guided market tours. On Jan.
19, the Bradford County
Sheriff's Office will give out
information on crime
prevention.
On Jan. 26, Bradford County
Forester Nicole Howard will
be distributing free trees for
Arbor Day. Howard will also
distribute information on how
to care for the trees.

"If they're right next to a
highway, we want the wind to
be blowing away from the

highway," Howard said.
In terms of humidity,
Howard said a happy medium
is sought. If the humidity is too
high, the fire won't burn, but if
it's too low, there's a danger
for the fire to burn out of
control and jump to an area

Before forestry personnel set a blaze like the one
pictured above, they must go over a burn plan.
BELOW: Bradford County Forester Nicole Howard
(left) and Wayne Wall go over such a plan, which
includes characteristics of the land to be burned,
hazards the land may present and weather
conditions.
I i' < < : : t MM7

during cooler temperatures,
which prevent the fire from
scorching the tree tops and
damaging the trees, Howard
said.
The Division of Forestry,
when it conducts a controlled

burn for a private landowner,
charges $12 per acre up to 50
acres. It's $10 per acre after
that.
If you would like more
information on the Division of
Forestry's controlled burn

that is not part of the
controlled burn. d
"The weather is a big deal,"
Bullard said, adding that it, in
essence, determines what he
and other forestry personnel do
every day.
If someone is interested in
having the Division of Forestry
conduct a burn, they should
contact their county forester's
office. Their name will be put
on a list.
Bullard said getting around
to a burn on the list is not
always a slow process, but it
has been lately in Bradford
County because of the weather
conditions. There are burns the
agency did not get to last year
that are still on the list, he said.
That's why if someone is
interested in having such a
burn done by the Division of
Forestry, they should contact
their county forester as soon as
possible.
"If they want something
burned, they shouldn't wait
until it seems like the
weather's right to call us,"
Howard said. "They need to
call us in advance, that's for
sure."
Bullard said at least two
rangers will be on site for the
burn, which can take anywhere
from half a day to a full day,
depending on the type of land
and amount of acreage
involved in the burn.
Even though it's a controlled
burn, there is still a risk
involved. Bullard said the
weather can change at any
moment during the burn,
creating a chance that a burn
being supervised by trained
personnel can get out of hand
and become a wildfire.
"There's always a danger in
doing it," Bullard said.
Howard was on site at thde
Jan. 7 controlled burn off of
C.R. 21B along with forestry
personnel Glenn Davis, Greg
Jackson, Tom Rowe and
Wayne Wall. Local firefighter
Jason Hersey was also on
hand. The area to be burned
comprised eight acres.
On Jan. 5, a controlled burn
was begun in the Griffis Loop
area, but the weather was just
not conducive to continuing
the burn, Howard said. That
job entailed burning under pine
trees. In that instance, it's
preferable to conduct the burn

BY ARNIE HARRIS
Telegraph Staff Writer
Santa Fe Community
College is offering a wide
variety of courses for people to
enhance their professional and
business development as well
as those designed for those
designed for people interested
in a wide rnge of other
activities.
Registration for winter 2008
began on Jan. 3, and is
ongoing.
Offerings include arts,

crafts, dance, horse and dog
training, health, hobbies and
sports.
What follows is a sampling
of the many courses being
offered, location, cost, class
dates and times.
Center for Business
Building a Successful
Business Using the Internet: 0
Wednesday classes beginning,
Feb. 6 through April 16, from
9 a.m.-noon, fee is $600.
Located at SFCC, 530 W.
University Ave. in Gainesville.

Creating a Business Plan
Your Plan for Success: three
Tuesdays, Feb. 5 through Feb.
19, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., fee is $149.
Located at SFCC, 3000 N.W.
83rd St. in Gainesville.
A to Z Grant Writing:
Available online anytime, fee
is $89. Check
www.ed2go.com/sfcccfb for
start dates.
Foundation Principles of
Career and Life Success: One
See SFCC, p. 12B

weightlifters
BY CLIFF SMELLEY
Telegraph Staff Writer
Union County girls'
weightlifter Hannah Tucker
remained undefeated on the
season after her performance
in a meet against Columbia
County.
Tucker, a junior, is one of
three returning lifters for
Union. She won the 169-pound
weight class against Columbia
County with a 255-pound total.
She had a 120-pound bench
press and a 135-pound clean
and jerk.
As a team, though, Union
lost 52-29, falling to 0-3. The
Tigers did have a total of seven
lifters finish in first or second

~1

place in their respective
classes.
Emily Holmes and Bianca
Clemons won the 110-pound
and unlimited classes,
respectively. Holmes had a 70-
pound bench press and a 75-
pound clean and jerk for a 145-
pound total, while Clemons
had a 110-pound bench press
and a 110-pound clean and
jerk for a 220-pound total.
Runners-up for Union were:
Chelsea Hersey (101-pound
class) 60-pound bench press,
65-pound clean and jerk, 125-
pound total; Brianne Clyatt
(119) 60-65-125; Holly
Barnett (154) 135-115-250;
and Jordan Windham (183)
110-105-215.
Senior Kale Cubbedge and
junior Erica Townsend,
Union's other returning lifters
from last season, each placed
third. Cubbedge had a 120-
pound bench press and a 115-
pound clean and jerk for a 235-
pound total in the 154-pound

115-pound bench press and a
115-pound clean and jerk for a
230-pound total.

Ballroom Dancing:.. four
Mondays, from Jan. 21 to Feb.
11, 8-10 p.m., fee is $44.'Held
at Imperial Dance Studio, 3550
S.W. 34th St. in Gainesville.
Creative Writing
Workshop: six Thursdays,
from Jan. 24 to Feb. 28, 6:30-
8:30 p.m., fee is $49.
Guitar I: six Wednesdays
from Jan. 23 to Feb. 27, 5:30-7
p.m., fee is $59. Held at
Westwood Middle School,
3215 N.W. 15th Ave. in
Gainesville.
Singing Your Best: six
Wednesdays, from Jan. 23 to
Feb. 27, 6:30-7:30 p.m., fee is
$29. Held at Westwood Midle
School, 3215 N.W. 15th Ave.
in Gainesville.
Brown Thumb Gardening:
three Wednesdays, from Feb.
13 to Feb. 27, 6-7:30 p.m., fee
is $24. Held at the SFCC
Davis (Archer) Center.
The above-ljsted courses are
just a small sample of courses
being offered. For more
information about other
classes, or if you have other
questions, call (352) 395-5193
or go to www.mySFCC.com.

LEGALS

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Keystone Airpark Authority: BID for
Ten Unit-THangar, Two Unit. Bulk
Hangar and Fire Suppression
System
Sealed bids addressed to
Keystone Airpark Authority, Florida
for the: Ten Unit T-Hangar, Two
Unit Bulk Hangar and Fire
Suppression System in accordance
with the plans and specifications as
prepared by Passero Associates,
LLC will be accepted and received
by the Keystone Airpark Authority,
7100 Airport Road, Starke, Florida,
32091 until 4:00 p.m., on
Wednesday, January, 23, 2008, at
which time. said bids shall be
publicly opened and read aloud in
KeystonT9AITrpark FBO Terminal.

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Any bid received'after closing time
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Base Bid A consists of a Ten Unit
T-Hangar building (231' X 53' +/-)
each unit with a hydraulic uplifting
one-piece door with a walk-in man
door. Hangar buildings will be pre-
engineered metal structures. The
work includes approximately
12,700 SF of asphalt taxilane and
approximateJy 16,350 SF of
asphalt hangar connectors and
associated stormwater system
components.
Bid Additive consists of a Two Unit
Bulk Hangar building (120' X 60'
+/-) each unit with a hydraulic
uplifting one-piece door with a
walk-in man door. Hangar buildings

will be pre-engineered metal
structures. The work includes
approximately 4,300. SF of asphalt
hangar connectors and associated
stormwater system components.
Base Bid B consists of a Fire
Suppression System including an
electric driven fire pump capable of
1,500 gpm at 60 psi, water main
and hydrants.
Plans, specifications, and other
contract documents may be
examined -at the Keystone Airpark
FBO Terminal, 7100 Airport Road,
Starke, Florida, 32091; at Passero.
Associates, LLC, 1405 Park
Avenue, Suite 201, Fernandina
Beach, Florida, 32034; Plan Room
of Construction Bulletin,
Jacksonville, Florida; Dodge-
-McGraw-Hill, Jacksonville, Florida;
Reed Construction Data, Norcross,
Georgia; and Mid States Builders
Exchange, Ocala, Florida.
Copies of plans (24"x36"),
specifications, and other contract
documents may be obtained at the
offices of Passero Associates,
LLC,-1405 Park Avenue, Suite 201,
Fernandina Beach, Florida, 32034
(contact at Passero Associates is
Thomas Cottrell, (904 491-3804),
for a fee of $100.00 (one hundred
dollars) which sum is non-
refundable. Checks will be made
out to "Passero Associates, LLC".
The plans, specifications and other
contract documents will be made
available on Wednesday,
December 19, 2007.
Bids shall be completed in ink and
three copies submitted in sealed
envelopes upon blank forms
furnished.
The bidder (Proposer) must supply
all the information required by the
bid or proposal form. A. cashier's
check, a certified check or a surety
bond in the amount of five percent
(5%) of the bid shall accompany
the proposal of each bidder. The
said check or bond shall be
submitted as security that should
the bidder be awarded the work, he
will enter into a contract and
furnish the necessary bonds,
information and insurance
certificates within twenty (20) days
from the date of notice of award,
and, failing to do so, said bid
security shall be forfeited to the
Owner (Keystone Airpark
Authority) as liquidated damages.
The Owner reserves the right to
reject proposals and to waive
technicalities as provided in
Section 20-08, Page 20-3 of the
General Provisions.
The Owner reserves the right to
defer award of contract for a period
of ninety (90) days after the date of
opening of bids or to reject any or
all bids. In case of ambiguity or
lack of clearness in stating
proposal prices, the Owner
reserves the right to adopt the
most advantageous interpretation
thereof and to accept or reject any
informalities or irregularities.
Performance and Payment Bonds
will be required as set forth in the
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. In
addition, the successful bidder
shall also furnish to the Owner a
Warranty covering defects of
material and workmanship for the
calendar year following the
Owner's approval and written
acceptance of the construction.
The proposed contract is
contingent upon actual receipt by
the Keystone Airpark Authority,
Florida of adequate funds from the
Florida Department of-
Transportation for the performance
of the construction and installation
of the airport improvements
contemplated by the proposed
contract.
The proposed contract is under
and subject to Executive Order
11246 of September 24, 1965, and
to the Equal Opportunity Clause.
The Bidder's (Proposer's) attention
is called to the "Equal Opportunity
Contract Specifications' set forth in
the specifications.
This project may be required to
participate in a Value Engineering
Workshop, at no cost to the Owner,
if the bids exceed the Authorities'
budget for the project.
RETRACT MANDATORY PRE-
BID CONFERENCE ON JANUARY
11, 2008 AND REPLACE WITH
JANUARY 7, 2008.
A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference
on this' project will be held on
Monday, January 7, 2008, at 11:00
am in the Conference Room,
Keystone Airpark FBO Terminal,
7100 Airport Road, Starke, Florida,
32091. Last day for questions will
be by close of business on January
11,2008.
Keystone Airpark Authority
Robert G. Canady
Keystone Airpark Authority
Chairman
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